Peng beats Swiss teen to reach U.S. Open semi-finals
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Peng Shuai of China advanced to the semi-finals of the U.S. Open by outclassing Swiss teenager Belinda Bencic with a barrage of pinpoint groundstrokes in a 6-2 6-1 rout on Tuesday.
Peng, 28, delivered a master lesson to the 17-year-old Bencic on Arthur Ashe Stadium court in a battle of unseeded players, winning the groundstroke rallies and unleashing passing shot winners after luring the Swiss to the net with short balls.
World number one-ranked doubles player Shuai, whose best previous singles result in 36 grand slams was to the fourth-round, used her two-fisted groundstrokes to register 24 winners and seven unforced errors in a virtuoso performance.
The Chinese will play either former world number one Caroline Wozniacki, the 10th seed from Denmark, or Italian 13th seed Sara Errani in the semi-finals.
(Reporting by Larry Fine; Editing by Frank Pingue)
