Maharashtra's Thombare and Hartono showed terrific understanding and combined perfectly to record a comfortable 6-2, 6-1 win over the Kazakhstan-South Korean pairing of Zhibek Kulambayeva and Sohyun Park in the second semifinal played under floodlights at the iconic CCI courts in the event being organized by the Maharashtra State Lawn Tennis Association (MSLTA) and the Cricket Club of India (CCI).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
In the finals, the Indo-Dutch combination will clash with second seeds Dalila Jakupovic of Slovenia and American Sabrina Santamaria. The Slovenian-American duo defeated Great Britain\u2019s Naiktha Bains and Hungary\u2019s Fanny Stollar 6-4, 6-1 in the other semifinal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Earlier, sixth seed Darja Semenistaja of Latvia, and Storm Hunter of Australia, cruised into the singles final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The 21-year-old Latvian Semenistaja, who won an ITF title in Bengaluru last month, continued her success on Indian soil with a 7-5, 6-4 win over Dutchwoman Arianne Hartono at the floodlit CCI courts on Saturday evening.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Hunter, the world\u2019s third-ranked doubles player, upset eighth seed Katie Volynets 6-4, 7-6 in the first semi-final of the day. The 29-year-old left-hander, a Grand Slam champion in the mixed doubles format, continued her strong start to the season in singles.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Last month, she qualified and went on to reach the third round of the Australian Open women\u2019s singles draw \u2013- her best performance in a singles Grand Slam event. Hunter also reached the semi-finals of the women\u2019s doubles event in Melbourne.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Sunday\u2019s clash between the two left-handers will be the first career meeting between Semenistaja and Hunter. Both will also be playing their first singles final at the WTA $125K Series level and whoever triumphs will claim the biggest singles title of their career so far.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Results:<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Singles Semifinals: [6] Darja Semenistaja (LAT) def. Arianne Hartono (NED) 7-5, 6-4; Storm Hunter (AUS) def. [8] Katie Volynets (USA) 6-4, 7-6 (4)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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