Tennis in the Land: Sorribes Tormo sets final against Alexandrova

Spanish lucky loser Sara Sorribes Tormo moved into the final of the Tennis in the Land by beating German Tatjana Maria 6-4, 6-3 at Cleveland’s Jacobs Pavilion in Flats West Bank on Friday night.

Sorribes Tormo, ranked No 95, will play Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, the No 4 seed, next.

The Spaniard won against Katerina Siniakova (6-2, 4-0 ret.), Russian Veronika Kudermetova, the No 3 seed (6-4, 6-1) and American Sloane Stephens, the No 9 seed (6-1, 6-3) ahead of her victory.

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In the previous rounds, Maria, ranked No 49, won against Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva (6-2, 2-6, 6-1), Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina, the No 5 seed (W/O) and Canadian wildcard Leylah Fernandez (6-3, 6-2).

Cleveland WTA 250, other semi-final result (Cleveland’s iconic Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica in Flats West Bank, hard, USD 271.363):

• Ekaterina Alexandrova beat Lin Zhu: 7-5, 6-2