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Haddad Maia beats the Kudermetova sisters to reach Korea Open final

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Beatriz Haddad Maia pulled double duty to beat the Kudermetova sisters in back-to-back singles matches at the Korea Open on Saturday, reaching the final to face top-seeded Daria Kasatkina.

The quarterfinals and semifinals were played on the same day because rain washed out all action Friday.

Haddad Maia beat Polina Kudermetova 6-2, 6-1 to reach the last four and then got past Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 6-4.

The third-seeded Brazilian was the 2017 runner-up in the Seoul WTA 500-level tournament.

Veronika Kudermetova, at 27 the older of the sisters, had beaten Viktoriya Tomova 7-5, 6-3 to get into the semifinals.

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Veronika Kudermetova of Russia returns a shot to Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil during their semi final match of the Korea Open tennis championships in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Kasatkina advanced to the last four when 2021 U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu retired with an apparent left foot injury after losing the first set 6-1.

She then beat fourth-seeded Diana Shnaider 6-3, 6-4 to reach Sunday’s final.

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Daria Kasatkina of Russia returns a shot to Diana Shnaider of Russia during their semi final match of the Korea Open tennis championships in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil reacts after winning against Veronika Kudermetova of Russia during their semi final match of the Korea Open tennis championships in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Veronika Kudermetova of Russia returns a shot to Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil during their semi final match of the Korea Open tennis championships in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
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Diana Shnaider of Russia returns a shot to Daria Kasatkina of Russia during their semi final match of the Korea Open tennis championships in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Haddad Maia beats the Kudermetova sisters to reach Korea Open final | iNFOnews.ca
Daria Kasatkina of Russia reacts after winning against Diana Shnaider of Russia during their semi final match of the Korea Open tennis championships in Seoul, South Korea, Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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