Clijsters still on track for top spot

Kim Clijsters moved a step closer to becoming world number one after beating Francesca Schiavone in the semi-finals of the JP Morgan Chase Open in Los Angeles.

Clijsters won 7-5 6-4 against the 16th-seeded Italian and will meet second seed Lindsay Davenport in the final after the American crushed Ai Sugiyama 6-2 6-1 in the other semi-final.