Amanda Anisimova continued the star season, in which she took second place in Wimbledon and US Open, moving in the second finals of the WTA 1000 year, surpassed Coco GaufThe current champion, 6-1, 6-2 in the semifinals of China Open.
The third sown in Beijing, the 24-year-old American now has the advantage of 2: 1 in her personal record against her compatriot Gauf.
Anisimova scored her path to the advantage of 5: 0 in the first set before the second seed hit the board to do it 5-1. The second set turned in a similar way, and Anisimova created a team advantage 5-0. Although Gauf fought back to win the next two games, Anisimova seized the victory in 58 minutes.
“I was able to make a really good performance, and I knew that I would have to play very well with Coco if I want to get a victory. I am very glad to be in the final, ”Anisimova said.
“I spoke every time I went to the court and won my match that I like to play here, and the support of the crowd was so amazing from the first day when I came here. I really think that this led me to this whole tournament. I hope everyone will be able to go out and support me in the final. ”
The next in the world No. 4 is either the American fifth seed, Jessica Pegul, or the Czech 26th seed, Linda Noskova, who plays in the second semifinals later on Saturday.
Meanwhile, in Shanghai masters, Alexander Zverev claimed that the organizers of the tournament slow down the courts to assume the two best in the world, Carlos Alcaras and Jannik Sinner. World No. 3 overcame the injury to defeat Valentin Royer 6-4, 6-4, but then expressed his dissatisfaction with the way he felt that the sport was moving.
“I hate it when this is the same,” he said in an interview with the court. “I think that the director of tournaments are in this direction, because they want Jannik and Carlos to succeed in every tournament, and this is what they prefer. Currently, you can play almost the same on every surface. I don't like it, I'm not a fan of this. I think that tennis needs the styles of the game, tennis needs a slight variety, and I think that we do not have this right now. ”
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Zverev had to be treated in court from injury to the legs when he served in the match with a score of 5-4 in the second set, but this did not stop his progress. “I was ridiculously landed on my toe, and after that I could barely take a step, so let's see what it is,” he added. “Let's see if I would be healthy again this year, because it was a struggle, but I'm glad that I passed.”
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