Begu and Sasnovich to meet in Korea Open final

26 September 2015 09:16

Irina-Camelia Begu will play Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the final of the Korea Open in Seoul.

Top seed Begu had few problems in her semi against Belgium's Alison van Uytvanck, seeing off the number eight seed 6-0 6-2 in an hour and 11 minutes.

The Romanian won the first eight games of the match and wrapped up the contest with an ace.

However, second seed Anna Karolina Schmiedlova found world number 136 Sasnovich a much tougher prospect.

The Belarusian qualifier lost the first seed 6-3 but won the next two against her Slovakian opponent by the same margin to win a contest w hich lasted an hour and 53 minutes and book her place in a first WTA tour final.

Source: PA