Russian tennis player Ludmila Samsonova reached the final of the Abu Dhabi tournament by beating China’s Zheng Qingwen.
The semi-final encounter lasted 2 hours and 20 minutes, the Russian was stronger in three sets. She ranked 10 times, Zheng has 15 aces.
At the quarter-final stage, Zheng knocked out the Russian tournament’s first racket Daria Kasatkina.
Samsonova’s opponent in the final will be Swiss tennis player Belinda Bencic, who previously outplayed Brazilian Beatriz Haddad-Maya.
WTA 500. Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open. Abu Dhabi (UAE). Hard. Prize pool – $780,637
semi final
Ludmila Samsonova (Russia, 8) – Zheng Qingwen (China) – 6:4, 1:6, 6:4
Belinda Bencic (Switzerland, 2) – Beatriz Haddad-Maya (Brazil, 6) – 6:2, 6:3
Source : MatchTV
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