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Yanks march on Seles, Rubin advance to Madrid Open semifinalsPosted: Thursday May 23, 2002 2:53 PMMADRID, Spain (AP) -- Americans Monica Seles and Chanda Rubin won in straight sets Thursday to advance to the semifinals of the Madrid Open. The top-seeded Seles beat fifth-seeded Anna Smashnova 6-3, 6-2, and Rubin beat Magui Serna 6-3, 6-3. Leading 4-3 in the opening set, Seles won five straight games to close out the first set and take a 3-0 lead in the second. She needed just 55 minutes to advance. Seles will face Paola Suarez of Argentina, a 6-4, 7-5 winner over Clarisa Fernandez, in the semifinals. Rubin will play Fabiola Zuluaga, who beat Emilie Loit of France, 4-6, 6-0, 7-5.
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