Open delle Puglie: Todoni moves into final
Anca Todoni edged out Nadia Podoroska 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday evening and will play the winner of the match between Slovenian Tamara Zidansek, the No 9 seed, and Hungarian Panna Udvardy for the title
Romanian Anca Todoni edged out Argentinian Nadia Podoroska, the top seed, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5 to move into the final of the Open delle Puglie on Saturday evening.
Todoni, ranked No 179, will face the winner of the match between Slovenian Tamara Zidansek, the No 9 seed, and Hungarian Panna Udvardy next.
In the previous rounds, the 19-year-old Romanian won against Frenchwoman Fiona Ferro, the No 8 seed (6-3, 6-0), American Elvina Kalieva (6-4, 6-2) and German Eva Lys (6-2, 7-5).
Podoroska, ranked No 59, defeated Romanian Cristina Dinu (6-2, 6-3), American Louisa Chirico (1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2) and Italian qualifier Beatrice Ricci (6-2, 6-3) earlier in the tournament.
