The top two seeds at the Generali Ladies Linz made it to the finals, after the Serb won her match in three sets, and the Russian won her semifinal match in two easy sets.
Second seed Vera Zvonareva was the first to reserve a spot in the finals, as she ousted No. 6 seed Marion Bartoli, 60 61.
No. 1 seed Ana Ivanovic, had a much tougher match, against No. 3 seed Agnieszka Radwanska, but she eventually won, 62 36 75.
"It was a really tough match," Ivanovic said. "I started well in the first set. The second set wasn't as good as my first serve percentage dropped, and Agnieszka was getting the balls really low and short. The third set was a bit up and down. I rushed serving for the match at 5-3 and made some bad mistakes, but I stayed calm and worked hard and managed to go on and win. It was a really emotional third set. I felt energetic and was really pumped up."
"Vera has been playing well the last couple of weeks, finishing runner-up at Moscow and qualifying for the Sony Ericsson Championships, so it will be a tough match," Ivanovic said. "My semifinal obviously took longer than hers but tennis is also a mental game, and this match gives me confidence."
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Singles - Semifinals
(1) Ana Ivanovic (SRB) d. (3) Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 62 36 75
(2) Vera Zvonareva (RUS) d. (6) Marion Bartoli (FRA) 60 61
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