Shahar Peer will play top seed Marion Bartoli for a place in the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Tournament of Champions in Bali after the Israeli defeated Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia.
The world No.32, who had initially faced concerns over whether she would be granted a visa to enter Indonesia, took 87 minutes to secure a 6-1 7-6 (7-4) Group A win over Rybarikova.
Peer will play Bartoli on Friday after the Frenchwoman defeated Rybarikova.
France’s Aravane Rezai battled back from 5-2 down in the second set to secure her place in the semi-finals with a 6-3 7-5 Group D win over Melinda Czink of Hungary. Rezai had also defeated Sabine Lisicki of Germany.
Spain’s Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez rallied for a 4-6 6-4 6-0 win over Agnes Szavay of Hungary in Group B and the Spaniard will play second seed Samantha Stosur of Australia on Friday for a place in the last four.
In the day’s final game, Japan’s Kimiko Date Krumm claimed a 6-4 6-3 win over Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain in Group C.
