Switzerland’s Patty Schnyder moved into her second final of the season with a 7-5, 6-1 hammering of Russian Nadia Petrova at the Bali Open yesterday.
The 29-year-old second seed will play Tamira Paszek of Austria in the final, after she defeated Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.
“This was my best match ever at Bali. I’m so happy to be in the final, I’m ready for it,” Schnyder said.
Schnyder finished runner-up in Bangalore in February behind Serena Williams and is fresh from a US Open quarter-final last week.
“I served well and moved her around on the court,” she said. “I was able to anticipate her movement. I attacked her second serve and held back a bit on my shots until I saw which way she was moving.”
Schnyder earned the first break for a 4-3 lead, only to be broken back. She went ahead again 6-5 as Petrova sent over a double-fault, before serving it out for a one-set lead.
The Swiss took control in the second with two more quick breaks, but needed to save break points in the sixth game before reaching 5-1 with her second ace.
Petrova saved three match points before hitting a backhand into the net to hand Schnyder victory after 69 minutes.
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