WTA Hobart International: Davis sets up final against Cocciaretto

Lauren Davis defeated Anna Blinkova 6-3, 6-3 in the semi-finals on Friday

Lauren Davis at the 2023 ASB Classic Image Credit: Photosport / Panoramic

January 13, 2023

American qualifier Lauren Davis moved into the final of the WTA Hobart International by winning against Russian qualifier Anna Blinkova 6-3, 6-3 at the Domain Tennis Centre on Friday.

Davis, ranked No 84, will face Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto for the title on Saturday. This is the American’s first WTA final since 2017.

Comprehensive 6-3 6-3 victory for @LaurenDavis93 to move into her first @WTA final since 2017 #hobarttennis pic.twitter.com/K1H5IdX1qK
— Hobart International (@HobartTennis) January 13, 2023

Ahead of her win today, the American had beaten No 4 seed Sloane Stephens (6-2, 6-2), Belgian Ysaline Bonaventure (7-6 (1), 6-3) and Chinese lucky loser Xinyu Wang (6-3, 6-3) to make it to the semis.

Blinkova, ranked No 72, had scored wins over Italian Lucia Bronzetti (6-4, 6-3), Czech Marie Bouzkova, the top seed (7-5, 6-4) and Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, the No 8 seed (6-3, 6-4) earlier in the week.

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