Pennetta, Radwanska in final

Italian veteran Flavia Pennetta upset China’s Australian Open champion Li Na on Friday to join Poland’s Agnieszka Radwanska in the women’s final of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.

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By (Reuters)

Published: Sun 16 Mar 2014, 11:13 AM

Last updated: Tue 7 Apr 2015, 9:55 PM

The 32-year-old Pennetta qualified for the biggest singles final of her career after a 7-6(5) 6-3 drubbing of an out-of-sorts Li.

Pennetta will face Radwanska in Sunday’s final after the Pole avenged her loss to Romania’s Simona Halep in Qatar last month with a 6-3 6-4 win on the Californian desert hardcourts.

Li beat Pennetta in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in January but the Italian was too good this time.

“I think we played really good tennis tonight,” Pennetta said.

“In Australia I didn’t have any chance against her, but tonight I played much better. I just fought and tried my best. Of course I’m happy.”

Radwanska, ranked third in the world, sealed the first set with an ace after she broke Halep’s opening service game but found herself trailing the second when the Romanian broke .

(Reuters)

Published: Sun 16 Mar 2014, 11:13 AM

Last updated: Tue 7 Apr 2015, 9:55 PM

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