Friday, August 19, 2011

Unseeded team in Cincinnati doubles final

The unseeded team of Natalie Grandin and Vladimira Uhlirova has reached the final of the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. In tonight's semifinal match, Grandin and Uhilirova defeated top seeds Kveta Peschke and Katarina Srebotnik 6-1, 6-4. The team had already defeated French Open champions Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka, who were seeded 7th, as well as the ad hoc team of Maria Kirilenko and Nadia Petrova.

Also in the final are third seeds Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova, who defeated Ekaterina Makarova and Zheng Jie 6-1, 6-3 in the semifinals.

1 comment: