Wozniacki to play Stosur in Moscow
MOSCOW — Caroline Wozniacki and Samantha Stosur both earned three-set victories on Saturday to reach the final of the Kremlin Cup.
Wozniacki advanced to her third final of the season by beating Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-4, while Stosur rallied past former No. 1 Ana Ivanovic 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.
In the men’s semifinals, second-seeded Andreas Seppi of Italy advanced to his fourth final this year by beating Malek Jaziri of Tunisia 6-3, 6-1. Fourth-seeded Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil overcame veteran Ivo Karlovic of Croatia 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-4 for his first indoor final.
Williams reaches Luxembourg final
LUXEMBOURG — Venus Williams reached her first final in almost two years at the Luxembourg Open after defeating Andrea Petkovic of Germany 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday.
Williams will play Monica Niculescu in the final today.
Niculescu, ranked 70th, beat Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia, 6-1, 6-3.
Del Potro, Zemlja reach final at Vienna
VIENNA — Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro and qualifier Grega Zemlja advanced to the final of the Erste Bank Open on Saturday.
Del Potro, a runner-up last year, defeated Gilles Muller of Luxembourg 7-6 (4), 7-6 (5) to reach his fourth final of the year, while Zemlja rallied to stun second-seeded Janko Tipsarevic 3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 for his first career final.
Tsonga to face Berdych in Stockholm Open final
STOCKHOLM — Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Tomas Berdych will play in the Stockholm Open final after semifinal wins on Saturday.
Top-seeded Tsonga advanced after his opponent, Marcos Baghdatis, retired with a left groin strain in the deciding set, with Tsonga leading 6-4, 4-6, 5-2.
Berdych recorded a comfortable 6-3, 6-2 win over clay-court specialist Nicolas Almagro of Spain.
Sabathia to have elbow checked
NEW YORK — Yankees ace CC Sabathia will have his pitching elbow examined by Dr. James Andrews following inflammation that landed him on the disabled list in August.
An MRI showed a bone spur in the left elbow and the Yankees believe it has existed since he pitched for the Cleveland Indians from 2001-08.
Olympic star Franklin commits to Cal
BERKELEY, Calif. —Olympic star Missy Franklin has verbally committed to attend the University of California, ending the pursuit of one of the most sought-after swimming recruits.
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