Saturday, October 22, 2011

Cibulkova and Kanepi in Kremlin Cup final

Dominika Cibulkova has yet another chance to win a WTA title. She defeated Elena Vesnina 6-0, 6-2 today in Moscow and will play in the final against Kaia Kanepi. Kanepi defeated Lucie Safarova 6-7, 6-4, 6-3. Cibulkova, who defeated top seed Vera Zvonareva in the quarterfinals, is seeded 8th. Kanepi is unseeded.

2nd seeds Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova won the Moscow doubles championship today. They defeated 4th seeds Anastasia Rodionova and Galina Voskoboeva 7-6, 6-3.

In Luxembourg, top seed Victoria Azarenka advanced to the final when she defeated 6th seed Julia Goerges 6-3, 6-3. Her opponent in the final will be Monica Niculescu, who defeated qualifier Anne Keothavong 7-5, 4-6, 6-3.

In doubles, top seeds Iveta Benesova and  Barbora Zahlavova Strycova will play 2nd seeds Lucie Hradecka and Ekaterina Makarova for the Luxembourg title.