Radwanska, Craybas to meet in Pattaya finale

Pattaya City, Thailand (Sports Network) - Top-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland and seventh-seeded American Jill Craybas were Saturday's semifinal winners at the $170,000 Pattaya Women's Open.

The 18-year-old Radwanska dismantled helpless Russian Ekaterina Bychkova 6-1, 6-1, while the 33-year-old Craybas handled Uzbekistan's Akgul Amanmuradova 6-4, 6-0 on the hardcourt at Dusit Resort.

Radwanska will appear in her second career final. She titled in Stockholm in her first-ever title match last year. Craybas will also appear in her second WTA final. She titled in Tokyo in her only other title bout, back in 2002.

The Australian Open quarterfinalist Radwanska is 1-0 lifetime against Craybas, with the victory coming in three sets on a grass court last year at Eastbourne.

Sunday's winner will collect $25,650.

Radwanska, Loit land in Stockholm QFs

Stockholm, Sweden (Sports Network) - Second-seeded Agnieszka Radwanska and third-seeded Emilie Loit highlighted Wednesday's second-round winners at the $145,000 Nordic Light Open.
The Polish Radwanska took care of her qualifier countrywoman Marta Domachowska 6-0, 6-3, while the French Loit outlasted Spanish veteran Virginia Ruano Pascual 4-6, 7-6 (7-1), 7-6 (9-7) on the hardcourts at Stockholm Olympic Stadium.
Another seeded victor was No. 8 Russian Vera Dushevina, who handled Finnish wild card Emma Laine 6-3, 6-3 on Day 3.
In other second-round action, German qualifier Julia Goerges overcame Czech Klara Zakopalova 0-6, 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) and Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova doused German Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-4, 6-4. Goerges will meet Loit in the quarterfinals on Friday.
On Thursday, top-seeded Spaniard Anabel Medina Garrigues will play her second- rounder against Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova.