Hantuchova upsets Kuznetsova to reach Zurich final
ZURICH, Oct 21 (Reuters) -
Slovakia's Daniela Hantuchova upset third-seeded Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia
6-4 6-2 on Saturday to reach the final of the Zurich Open.
Her opponent in Sunday's showdown will be second-seeded Russian Maria Sharapova,
who reached her sixth final of the year when she defeated unseeded Katarina
Srebotnik of Slovenia 7-6 6-2.
Kuznetsova was a pale reflection of the woman who played brilliantly to
dispose of Martina Hingis in Friday's quarter-finals, finding difficulty with
her serve and failing to maintain the rallies against a confident and
consistent opponent.
Hantuchova broke to lead 2-1 when Kuznetsova dumped a smash into the net and
although Kuznetsova levelled at 4-4 she then hit two successive double-faults
to concede her serve again and leave Hantuchova serving for the set.
Hantuchova again broke for 2-1 in the second set when Kuznetsova netted a
forehand, and the Russian called for medical attention to her right foot
after Hantuchova held serve for 4-2.
When play resumed after several minutes, Hantuchova broke for 5-2 and went on
to close out the match on her third match point.
The Slovak revealed that she might not have been able to play this week after
she was struck by a ball in a doubles match.
"I was hit really hard in the doubles and it was really hurting me, and I
wasn't sure if I was going to be able to play," Hantuchova told reporters.
"It happened in our first doubles match. Mary Pierce just went for one of her
big shots with the forehand and it went straight in the rib. It was hard to get
my breath.
"In the first two days it was not really fun because I couldn't really get up
on my serve and stretch. When things like that happen you just have to be
strong mentally and not let it affect you."
韓娃要小心 上次也是肋骨.....
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