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Tennis: Watson to face Flipkens in Monterrey final

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IANS Monterrey (Mexico)

Britain's Heather Watson will play Belgium's Kirsten Flipkens in the final Abierto Monterrey Afirme tennis tournament here.

Watson on Saturday advanced to the final by beating France's Caroline Garcia, the fifth seed, 6-1, 6-2 in the semi-finals, while Flipkens booked her spot in the championship match with a hard-fought 7-6 (8-6), 6-4 win over Estonia's Anett Kontaveit, reports Efe.

The 23-year-old Watson, who is ranked 84th in the world, has been on a tear in Monterrey, upsetting second-seeded Dane Caroline Wozniacki 7-5, 6-4 on Friday to reach the semi-finals.

The British No. 2 broke Garcia five times in a dominating performance.

 

The 30-year-old Flipkens took advantage of Kontaveit's poor service game, attacking constantly and keeping the Estonian on the run.

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First Published: Mar 06 2016 | 9:20 PM IST

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