Jakupovic in line for double crowns

 

 

 

 

 

SLOVENIA’S second seeded Dalila Jakupovic placed herself in line for double crowns after entering singles final of Nagpur Open ITF Women’s Championships on Saturday. The 32-year-old, will take on South Korea’s Yeonwoo Ku in the final after defeating another Korean player Dayeon Back 6-4, 6-3 in semi-final that lasted for an hour and 21 minutes. Jakupovic’s qualification for the singles final comes after the Slovenian player won the doubles title. Jakupovic teamed up with Romania’s Irina Maria Bara to defeat Ku and Justina Mikulskyte (Lithuania) 6-7 (5), 7-6 (5), 10-7. In the other singles semi-final, Ku brushed aside the challenge of Daria Kudashova of Russia in an hour and 28 minutes to win it 6-2, 7-5.

 

RESULTS

Singles semi-finals: Dalila Jakupovic (Slo) bt Dayeon Back (Kor) 6-4, 6-3; Yeonwoo Ku (Kor) bt Daria Kudashova(Rus)6-2, 7-5. Doubles final: Irina Maria Bara (Rou)/Dalila Jakupovic (Slo)bt Yeonwoo Ku (Kor)/Justina Mikulskyte (Ltu) 6-7 (8), 7-6 (5), 10-7.