Tennis: All-Russian final in Baku
VERA Zvonareva defeated Ukraine's Mariya Koryttseva 6-1, 6-2 yesterday to reach today's all-Russian final at the Baku Cup in the Azerbaijan capital.
Zvonareva will take on Ksenia Pervak who beat Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan 1-6, 6-0, 6-2.
• In an all-Spanish semi at the German Championships in Hamburg, Nicolas Almagro beat Fernando Verdasco 6-4, 6-1 and will play Gilles Simon, who beat Russian Mikhail Youzhny 3-6, 6-3, 6-1.