Tennis
Russian Blinkova reached the final of the tennis tournament in Romania, beating compatriot Potapova
Photo: © REUTERS/Clive Brunskill
Russian tennis player Anastasia Potapova in the semifinals of the tournament in the Romanian city of Cluj-Napoca lost to another Russian representative Anna Blinkova.
The meeting lasted 2 hours and 25 minutes and ended with the score 5:7, 6:4, 6:4 in favor of Blinkova.
Potapova chalked up one ace, and Blinkova nine. Potapova has three double faults, and Blinkova made a mistake on the pitch five times. Potapova was able to implement six break points out of 10, and Blinkova – seven out of nine.
In the final of the tournament, Blinkova will play the winner of the meeting between Xu Wang (China) and Jasmine Paolini (Italy).
Transylvania Open. Cluj-Napoca (Romania). WTA 250. Prize pool – $251,750. Open courts, hard
½ final
Anastasia Potapova (Russia) – Anna Blinkova (Russia) – 7:5, 4:6, 4:6
Source: Sportbox
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