On June 28th (Beijing Time), the WTA Eastbourne event concluded its semifinals with 6th seed Daria Kasatkina defeating 3rd seed Martina Paolini 3-6, 7-5, 6-3. Leylah Fernandez also secured a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory over defending champion Sloane Stephens, setting up an encounter between the two players in the final.
Daria Kasatkina
Paolini, who reached the French Open singles final this year and entered the top ten rankings, maintained her good form on grass by reaching the semifinals of this tournament. In the opening set, a battle of breaks saw Paolini prevail 6-3 with one extra service hold. In the second set, both players held serve until the crucial twelfth game, where Paolini unfortunately lost her serve in a must-win situation, falling 5-7. In the decisive third set, Kasatkina, after being broken first, rallied with a 5-game winning streak, sealing the match 6-3 and completing a strong comeback against Paolini to reach the final.
In the other semifinal, Fernandez withstood Stephens’ aggressive play, maximizing her speed advantage to defeat the reigning champion 2-1 on aggregate, advancing to her first tour-level final of the season.
The WTA Eastbourne singles final will take place at 19:30 Beijing Time today. Kasatkina and Fernandez have met twice before, with Kasatkina holding a perfect record in their head-to-head meetings.
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