Open de Limoges: Kalinina makes final
Anhelina Kalinina defeated Anna Blinkova 7-5, 6-4 on Friday evening. She’ll face the winner of the match between Dane Clara Tauson and Italian Lucia Bronzetti, the No 6 seed, for the title
Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina, the No 5 seed, moved into the final of the Open de Limoges by defeating Russian Anna Blinkova 7-5, 6-4 at the Palais des Sports de Beaublanc on Friday evening.
Kalinina, ranked No 47, will face the winner of the match between Dane Clara Tauson and Italian Lucia Bronzetti, the No 6 seed, next.
The Ukrainian won against Frenchwoman Carole Monnet (6-4, 6-0), French lucky loser Jenny Lim (6-0, 6-0) and Chinese Shuai Zhang, the top seed (6-3, 6-1) in the previous rounds of the Limoges Open.
Earlier in the tournament, Blinkova, ranked No 80, beat American wildcard Sofia Kenin (6-4, 6-4), Belgian Greet Minnen (7-6 (4), 7-5) and Romanian Ana Bogdan, the No 4 seed (6-1, 6-2).
Limoges WTA 125, other semi-final result (Palais des Sports de Beaublanc, EUR 92.742):
- Clara Tauson vs. Lucia Bronzetti
