WTA roundup: Beatriz Haddad Maia defeats 2 sisters on same day

Field Level Media|published: Sat 21st September, 11:32 2024

Sep 4, 2024; Flushing, NY, USA; Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) waves to the crowd while leaving the court after her match against Karolina Muchova (CZE)(not pictured) on day ten of the 2024 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-Imagn Images

Third-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil recorded a win over both of the Kudermetova sisters on Saturday to advance to the finals of the Korea Open in Seoul.

Haddad Maia breezed to a 6-2, 6-1 victory over Polina Kudermetova of Russia in the quarterfinals before notching her 11th win in her past 13 matches with a 6-4, 6-4 triumph over Veronika Kudermetova in the semifinals. Both matches were contested on Saturday, one day after rain wiped out the schedule.

Veronika Kudermetova set up the semifinal match with a 7-5, 6-3 win over Viktoriya Tomova of Bulgaria earlier in the day.

Also Saturday, top-seeded Daria Kasatkina of Russia defeated both former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu and fourth-seeded countrywoman Diana Shnaider to advance to the final. Kasatkina won the first set 6-1 before Raducanu opted out of the match due to a foot injury. She then breezed to a 6-3, 6-4 win over Shnaider in 77 minutes.

Kasatkina and Haddad Maia will meet Sunday in the tournament final.

Thailand Open

German Laura Siegemund and Slovakian Rebecca Sramkova secured straight-set wins to advance to the tournament final in Hua Hin.

Siegemund had two aces and two double faults en route to a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Arianne Hartono of the Netherlands.

Sramkova capitalized on four of seven break chances and needed just 84 minutes to seize a 6-4, 6-2 win over Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia.

--Field Level Media