Peer books Bartoli date

Seventh seed progresses in Bali

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Peer books Bartoli date

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Israel's Shahar Peer will play top seed Marion Bartoli for a place in the semi-finals of the Commonwealth Tournament of Champions in Bali.

The number seven seed set up the clash after defeating Slovakia's Magdalena Rybarikova 6-1 7-6 (7-4) in 87 minutes on Thursday.

Peer, ranked number 32 in the world, was a doubt to even compete at the event after concerns over whether she would be granted a visa to enter Indonesia.

France's Aravane Rezai battled back from 5-2 down in the second set to secure her place in the semi-finals with a 6-3 7-5 Group D win over Hungary's Melinda Czink.

The victory, combined with her triumph over Sabine Lisicki of Germany on Wednesday, secures her place in the last four.

Spain's Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez lost the first set before fighting to a 4-6 6-4 6-0 win over Agnes Szavay of Hungary in Group B.

She will now play second seed Samantha Stosur of Australia for a place in the last four.

In the day's final game, Japan's Kimiko Date Krumm claimed a 6-4 6-3 win over Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain in Group C.