Russian second seed Vera Zvonareva dispatched local 9th seed Li Na 6-3, 6-3 to reach the final of China Open, a 4.5-million-U.S. dollar WTA premier mandatory event, in Beijing on Saturday.
Top seed and defending champion Novak Djokovic reached his second China Open final on Saturday, beating John Isner of the United States 7-6 (1), 6-2 in Beijing.
Just one day after seizing the WTA top ranking position, Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark survived injury scare to beat Ana Ivanovic 7-6(1), 6-4 in a quarterfinal clash at China Open on Friday.
The 8th seed David Ferrer of Spain eliminated Sweden's third seed Robin Soderling in straight sets to advance to the semi-finals at China Open on Friday.