BERLIN — Top
seed
Ons Jabeur will face Olympic champion Belinda Bencic in the final of
Berlin’s WTA grass-court tournament after the Tunisian saw off American
teenager Coco Gauff in straight sets on Saturday.
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Gauff, 18, who reached her first Grand Slam
final at the
French Open earlier this month, fell in the semi-final as Jabeur
earned a 7–6 (7/4), 6–2 victory.
After grinding out a win when the first set
went to a tie breaker, Jabeur kept Gauff under pressure, breaking Gauff three
times in the second set before converting her second match point.
“I’m very confident on this surface, so I
just tried to play my shots, she (Gauff) plays with a lot of power so coming
into the match, I knew I had to play my own game,” said Jabeur.
The Tunisian, ranked fourth in the world,
became top seed in Berlin after both world number one
Iga Swiatek pulled out to
rest a shoulder injury ahead of Wimbledon.
“It means a lot to be in the (Berlin) final,”
said Jabeur.
“I had no great expectations, I came here as
fourth or fifth seed and then ended up first, but grass suits me well.”
Earlier in the day, Bencic came from behind
in her semi-final against
Maria Sakkari, a match which lasted over three hours
in scorching temperatures.
Bencic rallied from losing the hard-fought first set,
which lasted 76 minutes, to secure a 6–7 (6/8), 6–4, 6–4 win in temperatures of
around 33 degrees Celsius (91 degrees Fahrenheit) in the shade.
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