Over on the West Coast, second seed Dominika Cibulkova will meet top seed Marion Bartoli in the final of the Mercury Insurance Open in San Diego on Sunday.
Slovakian Cibulkova emerged a 7-6, 6-1 winner over Nadia Petrova in her semi final on Saturday while Bartoli rebounded from a poor first set for a 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 victory over qualifier Chan Yung-Jan to earn her place in the final.