Jabeur beats Sevastova to become first Tunisian WTA finalist
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MOSCOW - Ons Jabeur became the first Tunisian to reach a WTA tennis final, beating Anastasija Sevastova 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 on Friday in the semifinals of the Kremlin Cup.
Playing her seventh match in as many days after coming through qualifying, Jabeur twice was down a break in the third set before breaking Sevastova at love to take a 5-3 lead.
Jabeur, ranked 101st in the world, will next face either Daria Kasatkina or Johanna Konta in Saturday's final.
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