CINCINNATI, OH, USA – Kiki Bertens’ sizzling summer has shown no signs of cooling off.
The World No.17 rallied from a set down to defeat No.8 seed Petra Kvitova and reach the final of the Western & Southern Open on Saturday, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2.
For the second time in as many weeks, Bertens scored a victory over the two-time major champion on the North American hardcourts, having beaten Kvitova en route to the quarterfinals in Montreal.
On Sunday, she will contest her third final of 2018 – which have all come at Premier level – and first away from clay against either World No.1 Simona Halep or fast-rising Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka.
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Kiki Bertens, preclasificada 17 en el mundo, remonto un desventaja de un set para vencer a la numero 8, Petra Kvitova y avanzar a la final del Western & Souththern Open de Cincinnati este sábado con parciales de 3-6, 6-4 y 6-2.
Por segunda ocasión en pocas semanas, Bertens logro una victoria sobre la dos veces Campeona de Myors en canchas Norteamericanas, habiendo vencido a Kvitova en ruta a los cuartos de final de Montreal.
El domingo, en su tercera final del 2018, se enfrentara a la ganadora entre la numero 1, Simona Halep y Aryna Sabalenka.