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Petrova in Qatar Open final
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March 03, 2006 22:31 IST

Second seed Nadia Petrova survived a second-set scare to beat Japan's [Images] Ai Sugiyama 6-1, 7-6 in the semi-finals of the Qatar Open on Friday.

The Russian's power was too much for Sugiyama in a one-sided first set but she was made to work in the second as her opponent came within two points of leveling the match.

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Petrova held her nerve in the tiebreak, clinching it 7-2 with a clean backhand winner.



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