With Radwanska feeling the effects of her injury early in the match, she could only win a total of four points on her serve as Hantuchova broke her three times in winning the first set in just 24 minutes.

 

During the break following the first set, Radwanska, a Mercury Insurance Open finalist in 2010, received treatment on her shoulder from the trainer. 

 

When play resumed following her treatment, Radwanska returned to the court with a "nothing-to-lose" attitude as she began swinging freely and extending the rallies.

 

Radwanska built leads of 4-1 and 5-3 in the second set and despite having her serve broken in the ninth game, she clinched the second set when she broke Hantuchova’s serve.

 

With a spot in the semifinals on the line, each player held serve through the first six games of the third set.  In the seventh game, Hantuchova broke serve to take a 4-3 lead and looked like she was on her way to the victory.

 

However, Radwanska had other ideas as she won the last three games of the match, which included two service breaks, to close out the match.

 

“It was actually very nice feeling, coming back, especially from the first set. It's always hard to win those kinds of matches,” said Radwanska after the match. She advances to the semifinals, where she will face second-seeded Andrea Petkovic of Germany on Saturday. Radwanska has won both of their previous head-to-head meetings.

 

For Friday's full Order of Play, click here.

 

Individual tickets are now on sale for the 2011 Mercury Insurance Open, July 30 to August 7 at the La Costa Resort and Spa.  Reserved grandstand and box seat tickets, which range from $10-$125, are now available online at mercuryinsuranceopen.com or through Ticketmaster at ticketmaster.com.  Tournament ticket packages are also on sale and begin at $70.

 

The Mercury Insurance Open, a Premier 700 Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) event offering $721,000 in prize money, will feature a 56-player singles draw and a 16-team doubles draw in 2011. The women’s professional tennis event returned to the La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad in 2010 after a two-year hiatus.  Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova won the singles title last summer when she defeated Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland in the final. The tournament will be televised on the Tennis Channel and ESPN 2.

 

The Mercury Insurance Open is a participating tournament in the Olympus US Open Series. The US Open Series, now in its eighth year, is a six-week summer tennis season that links 10 ATP World Tour and WTA tournaments together. The series leads into the US Open. The Mercury Insurance Open is the second women’s event within the series. For additional information about the Mercury Insurance Open Presented by Tri-City Medical Center, log onto http://www.mercuryinsuranceopen.com/, join us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/SDTennis) or follow frequent updates on Twitter (http://twitter.com/MercuryInsOpen).  Text “CARLSBAD” to 55333 to join the tournament’s VIP text club and receive up-to-the-minute news, tournament information and player announcements right on your mobile device. Standard text message rates apply.   

              

About Mercury Insurance

Mercury Insurance (MCY) is a multiple-line insurance organization predominantly offering personal automobile and homeowners insurance through a network of independent agents and brokers in California, Florida, New Jersey, Texas, Arizona, New York, Georgia, Oklahoma, Illinois, Michigan, Nevada, Virginia and Pennsylvania. Founded in 1962, Mercury specializes in providing quality insurance at affordable prices – core values that distinguish Mercury in the marketplace. For more information about Mercury Insurance, visit www.mercuryinsurance.com.

 

About Tri-City Medical Center

Tri-City Medical Center is a Joint Commission gold seal accredited, full-service, acute care hospital with three advanced clinical institutes and physicians practicing in 60 specialties. Administered by the Tri-City Healthcare District which includes Oceanside, Vista and most of Carlsbad, Tri-City is celebrating 50 years caring for the community. For more information about Tri-City Medical Center, please visit www.tricitymed.org. 

 

About Octagon Tennis

Octagon’s history and tradition in tennis dates back nearly 40 years. Octagon has played an important role in the globalization of professional tennis. Our long-standing reputation for integrity is the foundation of our leadership position in the industry. Our mission is to serve as the pre-eminent management and marketing agency worldwide for the representation of tennis players. For more information, visit www.octagontennis.com.