Top seed in the Men's ‘A' singles John Johnson advanced comfortably to today's semifinals after encountering little resistance from young Romar Douglas in the third round of the Heineken Open Tennis Tournament.

In a match that pitted youth against experience, Johnson remained flawless en route to a 6-1, 6-1 win, while his younger counterpart had to endure a long afternoon on Court One.

Now only fifth seed Eugene Simmons stands between Johnson and a place in Saturday's finals.

“It was pretty easy out there today (yesterday),” said Johnson. “I could have counted my unforced errors on one hand, which is always nice when you are playing against a youngster.

“They tend to like to hit really hard and play the big shots, but they are also impatient and make a lot of mistakes. So I really just waited for him to make the mistakes.

“My serve was a little bit tentative early on, but he wasn't really doing anything to make me make errors, so really I just played steadily and waited for the mistakes to come.”

Johnson was pleased with the way he was able to dictate the play.

“I was able to hit pretty decent drop shots and also move him from side to side a little bit and he would just get impatient and try to hit a big backhand that would go deep,” he said.

In the Women's ‘A' singles draw, Laverne Stowe booked herself a berth in the semifinals after closing out Jitka Uhlirova 6-4, 6-1.

However, it wasn't all smooth sailing for Stowe as she had to shrug off both jetlag and a bout of stomach flu that she acquired while in the Dominican Republic with the Island's Under-16 Federation Cup team last week.

“I give Jitka a lot of credit,” said Stowe following her win. “She was steady. Knowing that I was the fitter player, I was determined to rely on my fitness no matter what. I also tried to stay steady and when the court was open I went for my shots.

“I was not comfortable with my forehand - which is my main weapon - so I had to rely on my fitness.”