The finalists have been revealed in Eastbourne. No.2 seed Marion Bartoli was the highest seed standing before the semifinals. Unfortunately, she crashed out to Agnieszka Radwanska easily, 75 63.
The first to take the court was Nadia Petrova, who took the court against Australian Samantha Stosur. In both sets, at the beginning it was 3-3, and in both sets Petrova finished the last three games and took the match 63 63, being the first one to reach the finals in the UK.
In the other semifinal match, there was Bartoli and Radwanska. Radwanska got raced out to 4-1 in the second set, but it seemed like Bartoli was coming back, making it 4-3. Bartoli had a chance to make it 4-4, but Radwanska held her serve and won th rest of the games to win the match to go into the finals.
Petrova will be playing her 16th career Sony Ericsson WTA Tour singles final, going 7-8 in her first 15; the Russian, a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon in 2005, will be playing her first ever grass court final. Radwanska will be playing her fourth career Tour singles final, going 3-0 in her first three; the Pole, who reached the fourth round at Wimbledon on debut in 2006, is playing her first final on grass.
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