BARCELONA, Spain — Francesca Schiavone of Italy defeated Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-3, 7-5 Friday to reach the semifinals of the Barcelona Open.

Roberta Vinci of Italy also advanced, beating Anastasiya Yakimova of Belarus 6-3, 6-3 before rain ended play for the day.

Sixth-seeded Maria Kirilenko of Russia led 6-1, 1-2 against Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain when play on the clay court was called off.

The match will resume Saturday, followed by fifth-seeded Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain taking on Germany's Tatjana Malek in the last quarterfinal.