Strasbourg Open: Blinkova moves into final
Anna Blinkova defeated Lauren Davis 6-2, 6-2 on Friday afternoon. She’ll play the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Clara Burel and Ukrainian wildcard Elina Svitolina for the title
Anna Blinkova (Image Credit – Chryslene Caillaud / Panoramic)
Russian Anna Blinkova moved into the final of the Strasbourg Open by defeating American Lauren Davis, the No 7 seed, 6-2, 6-2 at the Tennis Club de Strasbourg on Friday afternoon.
Blinkova, ranked No 66, will play the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Clara Burel and Ukrainian wildcard Elina Svitolina next.
The Russian won against Frenchwoman Amandine Hesse (4-6, 6-0, 6-4), German Anna-Lena Friedsam (6-4, 7-6 (11)) and American Emma Navarro (6-4, 6-4) earlier in the tournament.
In the previous rounds of the Strasbourg tournament, Davis, ranked No 58, beat French qualifier Sarah Iliev (7-5, 6-0), Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova (6-4, 3-6, 6-1) and Russian wildcard Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (1-6, 7-6 (2), 6-0).
Strasbourg WTA 250, other semi-final result (Tennis Club de Strasbourg, clay, EUR 225.480):
- Clara Burel vs. Elina Svitolina
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