Kasatkina to face Haddad Maia in Korea Open final
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Seoul: Russia s top seed Daria Kasatkina will face Brazil s Beatriz Haddad Maia in Sunday s Korea Open final after both came through their semi finals...
Seoul: Russia's top seed Daria Kasatkina will face Brazil's Beatriz Haddad Maia in Sunday's Korea Open final after both came through their semi-finals in straight sets.
Kasatkina beat compatriot Diana Shnaider 6-3, 6-4 on a busy Saturday in Seoul that saw all the quarter-finals and semi-finals played because rain had washed out the previous day's entire schedule.
Number three seed Haddad Maia beat Russia's Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 6-4 to reach her second final in three tournaments.
Kasatkina came through her quarter-final when Britain's Emma Raducanu retired with an injured foot after losing the opening set.
Shnaider also needed medical attention during the semi-final, but Kasatkina kept her cool to win a semi-final that saw 11 breaks of serve overall.