Kasatkina, Gasparyan to contest St. Petersburg final
Posted March 20, 2021 7:00 am
ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) - Daria Kasatkina and Margarita Gasparyan advanced to the final of the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy on Saturday.
Eighth-seeded Kasatkina rallied from a set down for the second time in as many days to upset fourth-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova 1-6, 6-0, 6-2.
Gasparyan saved four set points in the second set before beating fellow wild card Vera Zvonareva 6-3, 7-6 (9).
It was the first all-Russian semifinals at a WTA tournament, and Kasatkina and Gasparyan will contest the 30th all-Russian final on Sunday.
The 23-year-old Kasatkina is chasing her fourth title. Gasparyan, 26, is going for her third.
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