Szavay upset by Parmentier in Gastein Ladies semi

BAD GASTEIN, Austria (AP) -Pauline Parmentier of France will play qualifier Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic in the Gastein Ladies final. The fourth-seeded Parmentier upset top-seeded Agnes Szavay 6-4, 6-2 in Saturday's semifinal, while 237th-ranked Hradecka defeated Mariya Koryttseva of Ukraine 6-3, 6-2. It will be Parmentier's second career final after winning in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, last year, and the first final for the 23-year-old Hradecka. The Czech won 11 titles on the ITF women's circuit but had previously never passed the second round of a WTA Tour event. Hradecka won three qualifying matches to enter the main draw, where she conceded just 17 games in four straight-set victories. The 53rd-ranked Parmentier saved seven break points against Szavay to hold serve throughout. She broke the 14th-ranked Hungarian once... [read full story]