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Kaia Kanepi will meet Carla Suarez Navarro in Saturday's final of the Estoril Open.
The sixth seed from Estonia ousted top seed Roberta Vinci 6-2, 7-5 in Friday's semis while Navarro beat Karin Knapp 6-4, 6-0
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Kaia Kanepi was battling Roberta Vinci for a spot in the final of the Estoril Open on Friday.
A miss-hit by Vinci allowed the Estonian to break for a 3-1 lead in the first set.
The 26-year-old going on to convert her first set point at 5-2.
Not such an easy ride for Kanepi in the second set. The Italian broke serve in the opening game and surged into a 5-2 lead.
But Vinci wasn't able to make it three career wins against Kanepi.
The Estonian won the following five games to claim a 6-2, 7-5 victory.
She'll now meet Carla Suarez Navarro in Saturday's final.
In the first set, the Spaniard exchanged early service breaks with Karin Knapp.
But at 3-3, another break allowed Suarez Navarro to pull away, going on to take the opener 6-4.
Suarez Navarro continued to dominate the Italian qualifier.
She stormed through the next six games, winning them all to wrap up the match 6-4 6-0.
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Kanepi set to meet Suarez in Estoril Open
Saturday, May 05 2012Category:Tennis