Moscow:
Francesca Schiavone of Italy advanced to her second straight final in as many weeks, beating Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine 6-4, 6-0 on Saturday in the semifinals of the dual ATP and WTA Kremlin Cup.
Schiavone, seeded No. 8, is 1-10 in WTA Tour finals, winning her maiden title at the Gastein Ladies in 2007. The 24th-ranked Italian lost to Samantha Stosur of Australia in the final in Osaka, Japan, last Sunday.
Schiavone, runner-up here in 2005, broke Bondarenko decisively in the 10th game of the first set and dominated the second set which she won to love to reach her third final this season.
Schiavone, the only seed left in the women's tournament, will play her doubles partner Alisa Kleybanova of Russia or Olga Govortsova of Belarus in the final.
Schiavone is now 4-2 against Bondarenko, who is ranked No. 36 in the world. Bondarenko won her only title by beating the Italian in the final in Luxembourg in 2006.
Francesca Schiavone of Italy advanced to her second straight final in as many weeks, beating Alona Bondarenko of Ukraine 6-4, 6-0 on Saturday in the semifinals of the dual ATP and WTA Kremlin Cup.
Schiavone, seeded No. 8, is 1-10 in WTA Tour finals, winning her maiden title at the Gastein Ladies in 2007. The 24th-ranked Italian lost to Samantha Stosur of Australia in the final in Osaka, Japan, last Sunday.
Schiavone, runner-up here in 2005, broke Bondarenko decisively in the 10th game of the first set and dominated the second set which she won to love to reach her third final this season.
Schiavone, the only seed left in the women's tournament, will play her doubles partner Alisa Kleybanova of Russia or Olga Govortsova of Belarus in the final.
Schiavone is now 4-2 against Bondarenko, who is ranked No. 36 in the world. Bondarenko won her only title by beating the Italian in the final in Luxembourg in 2006.
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