Tennis: Stosur advances to Qatar Open final

DOHA: Australia's US Open champion Samantha Stosur advanced to her first final of the year when her French rival Marion Bartoli retired with a foot problem in the second set of their semi-final clash on Saturday.

After losing the first set 6-3, Bartoli was serving in the first game of the second when she pulled out with Stosur on break point at 40-30.

Bartoli was bidding to reach back-to-back finals for the first time after finishing runner-up to German Angelique Kerber in Paris a week ago.

Stosur will play the winner of the second semi-final between top seed Victoria Azarenka and fourth seed Agniezska Radwanska of Poland. (AFP)