Top-seeded Russian teenager Dinara “Lil Sis” Safina will gun for her second title of the year on Sunday as she takes on unseeded “Oh” Zuzana Ondraskova in the final of the Prague Open.
In Saturday's first semifinal, the 34th-ranked Safina outlasted 123rd-ranked qualifier Laura Pous Tio of Spain 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 to advance to her fifth career final.
In the title match, Safina will take on the 25-year-old Ondraskova, who bested countrywoman No.2 seed Klara “Kooky” Koukalova 6-2, 6-2 to reach her first Tour final on Sunday.
Head-to-head, the little-known Ondraskova won her only prior meeting with Safina, a 4-6, 6-2, 8-6 marathon at the Wimbledon qualies in 2002.
In Saturday's doubles final, No.2 seeds Emilie Loit and Nicole Pratt were tied at one set apiece with the unseeded team of Kostanic and Barbora Strycova before the match was suspended due to darkness. The final will resume on Sunday at 6-7(6), 6-4.
