Hantuchova defeats rival Cibulkova to reach final
Tennis newsDaniela Hantuchova came from a set down to defeat fellow Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 on Saturday in the semifinals of the Monterrey Open.
Second-seeded Hantuchova will be looking for her fourth WTA title in Sunday’s final against either third-seeded Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova or unseeded Latvian Anastasija Sevastova at the outdoor hard-court event.
Pavlyuchenkova and Sevastova will play their semifinal early Sunday after their match Saturday was postponed due to heavy rain.
Hantuchova, 26, improve two wins on hard court and one on clay.
“I didn’t have a good start. It was difficult to find a way to win but I’m happy I was able to,” Hantuchova said. “In the first set I didn’t take my opportunities, so from the second set I decided I had to be aggressive. I was hoping it wouldn’t rain.”
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