| MONTREAL (AP) -- Defending champion Martina Hingis reached
the final of the $1.08 million du Maurier Open tennis tournament Saturday
with an easy 6-3, 6-2 victory over Conchita Martinez.
The top-seeded Hingis rebounded from a sluggish start to dominate the
third-seeded Martinez in the match. She will play the winner of the second
semifinal between Serena Williams and two-time du Maurier champion Arantxa
Sanchez-Vicario.
Martinez took a 3-1 lead in the first set before Hingis started hitting
the lines with her shots and won the next seven straight games.
Hingis, ranked No. 1 in the world, improved to 9-3 in her career against
Martinez and avenged a defeat in their last meeting in the semifinals of
this year's German Open, which the Spaniard went on to win.
Hingis is seeking her fifth tournament title this year.
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