The two players slap their palms after winning over Eleni Daniilidou and Jasmin Woehr Thursday, September 20, 2007, to enter the semifinals at the China Open. (Photo: Osports.cn)

Chinese tennis duo Yan Zi and Peng Shuai cruised to the women's doubles semifinals at the China Open with a comfortable 6-1, 6-4 victory over Eleni Daniilidou and Jasmin Woehr Thursday.

The newly combined Chinese pair displayed irresistible form in the opening set, notching up a 5-0 lead when the Greek-German pair were troubled with unexpected fatigue.

Daniilidou and Woehr improved their serves in the second set in the hope of a comeback. But their effort was thwarted by the host pair who demonstrated better skill and fitness.

Yan and Peng will play Taipei-based Chuang Chia-Jung and Hsieh Su-Wei on Saturday.

(CRI.cn September 21, 2007)