Haddad Maia beats the Kudermetova sisters to reach Korea Open final
Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil returns a shot to Veronika Kudermetova of Russia during their semi final match of the Korea Open tennis championships in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. Credit: AP/Ahn Young-joon
SEOUL, South Korea — Beatriz Haddad Maia pulled double duty to beat the Kudermetova sisters in back-to-back singles matches at the Korea Open on Saturday, reaching the final to face top-seeded Daria Kasatkina.
The quarterfinals and semifinals were played on the same day because rain washed out all action Friday.
Haddad Maia beat Polina Kudermetova 6-2, 6-1 to reach the last four and then got past Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 6-4.
The third-seeded Brazilian was the 2017 runner-up in the Seoul WTA 500-level tournament.
Veronika Kudermetova, at 27 the older of the sisters, had beaten Viktoriya Tomova 7-5, 6-3 to get into the semifinals.
Kasatkina advanced to the last four when 2021 U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu retired with an apparent left foot injury after losing the first set 6-1.
She then beat fourth-seeded Diana Shnaider 6-3, 6-4 to reach Sunday's final.
Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil returns a shot to Ajla Tomljanovic of Australia during their quarterfinal match at the Korea Open tennis championships in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. Credit: AP/Ahn Young-joon
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