Portugal Colonial - Top seed Jabeur to face Bencic in Berlin final

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Top seed Jabeur to face Bencic in Berlin final / Photo: Tobias SCHWARZ - AFP

Top seed Jabeur to face Bencic in Berlin final

SPORTS 18.06.2022

Top seed Ons Jabeur will face Olympic champion Belinda Bencic in the final of Berlin's WTA grass-court tournament after the Tunisian saw off American teenager Coco Gauff in straight sets on Saturday.

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Gauff, 18, who reached her first Grand Slam final at the French Open earlier this month, succumbed to defeat in the semi-final as Jabeur earned a 7-6(7/4), 6-2 victory.

After grinding out a win when the first set went to a tie breaker, Jabeur kept the Gauff under pressure, breaking Gauff three times in the second set before converting her second match point.

In her earlier semi-final Bencic came from behind against Maria Sakkari, a match which lasted over three hours in scorching temperatures.

Bencic rallied from losing the hard-fought first set, which lasted 76 minutes, to secure a 6-7 (6/8), 6-4, 6-4 win in temperatures of around 33 degrees Celsius (91 degrees Fahrenheit) in the shade.

L.Carrico--PC

Portugal Colonial - Top seed Jabeur to face Bencic in Berlin final

Top seed Jabeur to face Bencic in Berlin final

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