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Patna : Qualifier and World No 101 Ons Jabeur, 24, Tunisia, reached the final of Kremlin Cup tennis tournament at Moscow, Russia, a premier tournament on WTA tour, on October 19, 2018. Jabeur defeated World No 11 in ATA rankings Anastasija Sevastova, 28, Latvia, in a tough three-set contest 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the semi-finals in a massive upset in the tournament.
Jabeur served 4 Aces in the match to 1 by Sevastova. Jabeur, however, also committed 6 double faults to just 1 by Sevastova. Jabeur, however, won 5 break points to 4 by her rival. Jabeur won 4 games in a row to 3 by Sevastova.
Jabeur will clash with World No 14 and 6th seed Daria Kasatkina, 21, Russia, in the final on October 20. Kasatkina beat World No 44 Johanna Konta, 27, UK, 6-4, 6-3 in the semi-final on October 19. Kasatkina, however, committed 5 double faults to none by Konta. But, Kasatkina won 4 break points to 2 by Konta.