Alexandrova sets up Kremlin Cup final against Kontaveit after Sakkari retirement

Ninth seed Anett Kontaveit will play Ekaterina Alexandrova in the final of the Kremlin Cup on Sunday.

Kontaveit defeated Marketa Vondrousova 6-3, 6-4, who had already beaten two Top 20-ranked players this week in Elena Rybakina and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, but the Estonian was a step too far.

Kontaveit now has an 11-5 career record in WTA semi-final matches – and has her first-ever win against Vondrousova, who had won their previous two encounters.

She will now play Ekaterina Alexandrova, who progressed after third seed Maria Sakkari withdrew from the other semi-final with the score 4-1 in favour of the Russian.

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