Lauren Davis and Elisabetta Cocciaretto will take on each other in the Hobart International final on Saturday. On Friday, both won their respective semi-final matches. Davis defeated Anna Blinkova 6-3, 6-3 in an hour and 31 minutes.
Davis put in only 48% of her first serves but won 83% of her first-serve points to Blinkova’s 57%. The latter was also impaired by the eight double faults she hit throughout the match. Davis also won 65% of her second-serve points and 58% points on return on her opponent’s second serve.
Davis converted four of the nine break points that came her way on Blinkova’s serve while saving two of the three break points she faced. This is the first time Davis’ made it to the final since she reached the 2017 Auckland Open final.
That year, she won her first – and as yet, only – WTA singles title.
Hobart International: A career first for Elisabetta Cocciaretto
Davis’ opponent in the final, Cocciaretto, meanwhile reached the maiden final of her career as she defeated Sofia Kenin, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1 after more than two hours of play.
Cocciaretto fended off a set point in the opening set en route to taking the lead in the match. In the second set, she wasn’t able to hold on to a break she’d secured. The deciding set, however, went firmly in the…
