Anna Chakvetadze advanced to her first career Grand Slam semi-final in impressive fashion, beating Shahar Peer 6-4 6-1 at the US Open despite a shaky start.
Sixth seed Chakvetadze, who lost in the quarter-finals at the Australian and French Opens this year, seemed in danger of dropping the first set before winning 10 of the next 11 games.
The 20-year-old Russian lost her serve in the opening game of the second set but was unfazed, winning the final six.
Peer had break point in the fifth game but hit a forehand long to lose the advantage and Chakvetadze easily won the next two points to build a 4-1 cushion.
Chakvetadze wasted little time putting away the match, smashing a forehand that hit the line to capture her fifth consecutive straight-sets victory.
The sloppy second set was a disappointing end to a surprise run for the 18th-seeded Peer, who was trying to reach her first Grand Slam semi-final.
She lost to another Russian - Svetlana Kuznetsova - in the quarters at the Australian Open in January.
