From the quarterfinals to the finals┘

From the quarterfinals to the finals┘

The quarterfinals at the Stockholm Open, which took place late today, unexpectedly became the semifinals at the same time. The fact is that Kafelnikov's supposed opponent in the semifinals, Sebastien Grosjean, having received the news of the death of his grandmother, was forced to leave Stockholm and immediately flew to France. Thus, Russian Yevgeny Kafelnikov, who beat Swede Andreas Vinciguerra without much difficulty in two sets with a score of 6-3 6-4, automatically reaches the final.
The meeting itself developed according to the planned scenario. Kafelnikov immediately took the lead and took three games in a row. This groundwork allowed him to finish the job in the first set without any problems. In the second, Vinciguerra looked more dignified. He even managed to take the first game on the Russian's serve, but it apparently took too much effort, and the rest of the game was more than tragic for him.
Yevgeny Kafelnikov, seeded second at this tournament, beat him, in addition to his last opponent, in the 1st round, Georges Basle from Switzerland, and in the second round, Jonas Froberg from Sweden. His opponent in the final will be the winner of the upcoming semi-final meeting between Magnus Norman and Thomas Johansson. Let us recall that Mikhail Youzhny lost at this tournament in the 1st round to Roger Federer (Switzerland, 7)
Two final matches took place today in Las Vegas. Spaniard Conchita Martinez could not oppose anything to American Monica Seles. She lost in two sets with a score of 6:2 6:3. The second final match took place in a more intense competition. Lindsay Davenport dated Arantha Sanchez-Vicario. The American started the match confidently and took two games in a row on her opponent’s serve. As a result, the first set ended with a score of 6-2. But, apparently anticipating a close and easy victory, Lindsay relaxed and failed the second set as successfully as she took the first. The second set ended with a score of 6-1 in favor of the Spaniard. This intermediate defeat made her nervous and make a number of mistakes in the decisive game, but Aranta simply did not have enough strength to take advantage of it. The result is 6-2 1-6 6-3 and the USA leads 2-0 in the team standings. This afternoon there will be two cross-matches, meaning each tennis player will end up playing with all two representatives of the opposing team. If the Spaniards manage to take two points, a decisive doubles match will take place. Writes Sport.rbc.ru.