LIMOGES, France - Eighth seed Ekaterina Alexandrova secured her place in the final of the Engie Open de Limoges with a straight-sets win over Vera Zvonareva, 6-4, 7-5.
In the first of two all-Russian semifinals, Alexandrova served up a quintet of aces and won 62% of the points on her first serve to wrap up a sound win.
Début de la première 1/2 finale entre @verazvonareva et Ekaterina Alexandrova #EngieOpenLimoges #5ans pic.twitter.com/zksWLAtSXs
— Engie Open Limoges (@OpenWTALimoges) November 10, 2018
She will play Evgeniya Rodina in the final, after her opponent Margarita Gasparyan withdrew from the second semifinal while trailing 3-0.
More to follow.
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