First-time finalists Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands and home favorite Noma Noha Akugue of Germany will meet for the Hamburg Open title on Saturday.
The seventh-seeded Rus rallied for a 2-6, 6-3, 6-1 win against Australia's Daria Saville on Friday. Noha Akugue, a 19-year-old qualifier competing in her first WTA main draw, defeated Russia's Diana Schnaider 6-3, 6-3 in 78 minutes in the other semifinal.
Rus, 32, is the oldest first-time finalist since 34-year-old Tzipora Obziler of Israel at Guangzhou in 2007.Second-seeded Elisabetta Cocciaretto of Italy converted all seven break points and advanced to the semifinals in Switzerland with a 7-5, 6-3 win against Russia's Elina Avanesyan. No. 7 seed Diane Parry and Clara Burel will meet in an all-French semifinal. Cornet defeated countrywoman and No. 7 seed Alize Cornet 6-3, 6-2, and Burel was leading No. 3 seed Ana Bogdan 6-3, 1-0 when the Romanian retired.Germany's Tatjana Maria outlasted Slovakia's Rebecca Sramkova 6-3, 1-6, 6-1 to move into the semifinals in Poland.
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