By Richard Pagliaro | Saturday, April 23, 2022 Veronika Kudermetova defeated defending champion Sorana Cirstea 6-3, 6-3 to drive into her third final of the season in Istanbul. Photo credit: Tennis Championship Istanbul Facebook Sorana Cirstea took the court undefeated in Istanbul. Veronika Kudermetova dealt defending champion Cirstea her first loss with a clean and controlled performance. Rublev: Wimbledon Ban is Discrimination Kudermetova converted four of nine break point chances dethroning Cirstea 6-3, 6-3 to drive into her third final of the season in Istanbul. Seals it with a STATEMENT backhand 👊 [3] Kudermetova takes out defending champion Cirstea, 6-3, 6-3 and will now face Potapova in the final.#TennisChampIstanbul pic.twitter.com/5rx62adGDI — wta (@WTA) April 23, 2022 It is Kudermetova’s first win in three meetings with the 24th-ranked Romanian. The third-seeded Kudermetova will play for her second career title in tomorrow’s final against world No. 122 Anastasia Potapova. Earlier, qualifier Potapova broke three times in a row closing out a 2-6, 6-2, 6-2 triumph over 51st-ranked Yulia Putintseva. Potapova is through to her third career final and will play for a maiden Tour-level title against 2021 Charleston champion Kudermetova.
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