SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) ― Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki reached the Tournament of Champions final after beating Bulgaria’s Tsvetana Pironkova 6-4, 6-1 on Saturday.
In Sunday’s final, Wozniacki will play second-seeded Nadia Petrova of Russia, who defeated Roberta Vinci of Italy 6-7 (8), 6-1, 6-4 in a match that lasted 2 hours, 42 minutes.
“At one moment in the match I thought that I am playing my last match here and that’s why I decided to do my best,” Petrova said. “On Sunday, I will try to impede Wozniacki. If I win the title, it will be the perfect end of the season for me.”
Paris Masters PARIS (AP) ― At the start of the year, Jerzy Janowicz couldn’t afford to travel to the Australian Open. Now he’s in line for a major payday, with only David Ferrer standing in the way of his first career title.
Janowicz beat Gilles Simon 6-4, 7-5 on Saturday to become the first qualifier in eight years to reach the Paris Masters final. Ferrer, the only seed in the semifinals at No. 4, outlasted Michael Llodra 7-5, 6-3.
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