Wickmayer makes up for Clijsters defeat

Yanina Wickmayer kept Belgian hopes alive at the WTA tournament here on Friday as the world number 20 defeated compatriot Kirsten Flipkens 7-6 (7/1), 4-6, 6-1 to reach the semi-finals.

Belgian Yanina Wickmayer in action during her quarter-final match against Belgian Kirsten Flipkens at the WTA BGL Luxembourg Open tennis tournament, in Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg. Wickmayer kept Belgian hopes alive at the WTA tournament here on Friday as the world number 20 defeated Flipkens 7-6 (7/1), 4-6, 6-1 to reach the semi-finals.

Wickmayer, who had seen countrywoman, and US Open winner Kim Clijsters knocked out by Patty Schnyder in the second round late Thursday, will tackle Switzerland's Timea Bacsinzsky for a palace in the final.

Bacsinzsky defeated Slovenia's Katerina Srebotnik 6-7 (3/7), 6-1, 6-4.

Saturday's other semi-final will see Germany's Sabine Lisicki, the sixth seed, face Shahar Peer of Israel.

Peer put out Slovakian fourth seed Daniela Hantuchova 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) while Lisicki saw off Schnyder 6-4, 6-2.