Kontaveit claims sixth career title in Saint Petersburg
Anett Kontaveit claimed her sixth career title on Sunday with a gruelling 5-7, 7-6 (7/4), 7-5 victory over top seeded Maria Sakkari in the St. Petersburg final.
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Sakkari, Kontaveit in St. Petersburg final
Maria Sakkari will face Anett Kontaveit in the final of the WTA Tour's St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy after the top-10 players came through the semi-finals.
Sakkari into final after edging Begu in three-set thriller
Maria Sakkari reached her fourth WTA Tour final on Saturday after beating unseeded Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu 6-4, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4 in a three-hour thriller in Saint Petersburg. Sakkari, ranked seventh in the world, will be seeking her second title when she meets the winner of the clash between Estonia's Anett Kontaveit and Latvian Jelena Ostapenko.
St Petersburg news: Maria Sakkari books semi-final date with Irina-Camelia Begu
In her maiden tournament as the top seed Maria Sakkari claimed a 7-6(7), 6-2 win over Eighth seed Elise Mertens in the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy quarterfinals.
Kontaveit, Bencic, Mertens progress in St. Petersburg
Anett Kontaveit, Belinda Bencic and Elise Mertens all got through tough three-set matches to reach the second round of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy.
Kontaveit, Bencic, Mertens progress in St Petersburg
Seeded trio Anett Kontaveit, Belinda Bencic and Elise Mertens all came through tough three-set matches to reach the second round of the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy.
Seeded WTA trio extended in Russia
Seeded trio Anett Kontaveit, Belinda Bencic and Elise Mertens have all got through tough three-set matches to reach the second round of the WTA Tour's St Petersburg Ladies Trophy.
French Open Champion Barbora Krejcikova sets her sights on Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships title
DUBAI: French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova is looking forward to returning to the tournament that last year inspired not only the run to her first Grand Slam title but a dramatic rise in the rankings that has put her in the world’s top 10.