Midland Open: Kalinskaya outlasts Parks to book spot in final
Anna Kalinskaya beat Alycia Parks 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Saturday evening. She’ll play Croat Jana Fett for the title
Russian Anna Kalinskaya moved into the final of the Midland Open by winning against American Alycia Parks, the No 3 seed, 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3 at the Greater Midland Tennis Center on Saturday evening.
Kalinskaya, ranked No 115, will face Croat Jana Fett next.
The Russian beat Heather Watson (6-4, 6-4), Tatiana Prozorova (6-3, 7-5) and American Hailey Baptiste (7-6 (4), 4-6, 7-6 (5)) earlier in the tournament.
In the previous rounds of the Midland tournament, Parks, ranked No 54, won against Ann Li (6-2, 6-1), Frenchwoman Carole Monnet (6-3, 6-2) and Canadian Katherine Sebov (7-5, 6-1).
Midland WTA 125, other semi-final result (Greater Midland Tennis Center, USD 115.000):
- Jana Fett beat Emma Navarro (1): 3-6, 6-1, 6-4