Australian top seed Jarmila Groth remains the title favorite after a dominating performance in her quarterfinal. Groth, who saved five of six break points to blitz Maria Elena Camerin, is through to her second semifinal of the season. On Saturday she'll be gunning for her first final on the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour. "It was a tough one - the conditions were very hot and humid, so it wasn't easy to play," she said after her 60 62 defeat of the Italian on Friday. "She started a little slower in the beginning and gave me a lot of chances to close the first set quickly but she had chances in the second set, which was a lot tougher, and I'm very glad to be through in these conditions." So far, the 23-year-old is handling her top seed status - a career first - with aplomb. "I'm trying to prove that I'm number one seed, but every match is different so I just have to play my best and so far it's been working," she said. "I would love to reach the final, so I will definitely fight very hard and hopefully I can sustain my form and win two more matches!" Groth以一盘未失的好成绩，进入广州女网赛四强，在八强赛她又再度的展现在 赛场上惊人的支配力，这场比赛中，她一共救了6个破发点，将於本周六寻求第 一次进入WTA等级决赛的机会。 她在以6-0 6-2击败八强战对手後表示： "这对我来说挺艰难的，因为这里很热又很潮湿，我觉得有点不适应。她刚开始 有点慢热，那给了我很多机会，去迅速夺得第一盘，然後第二盘她积极地反扑， 那不是很容易应付，但我很高兴我最终通过了考验。 这位头一次以第一种子身分出赛的23岁选手，冷静地说： "我正试着以实力去证明我配当头号种子，但每场比赛都是不同的，所以我必须 打出我最好的状态，目前为止一切都不错。我渴望进入到决赛，这必定是场苦战 ，希望我能持续稳定地表现，然後再多赢下两场比赛。 --

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