Lisicki storms through the Dallas final

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Lisicki storms through the Dallas final

Fifth favorite Sabine Lisicki has secured a final berth after crashing eighth seed Irina Begu 6-0, 6-1 in the second semi final of the Texan event. The German needed just 53 minutes to book the place and will meet Aravanze Rezai in the last term.
Lisicki converted five out of seven break points against the Romanian who failed to convert any of her three chances. It took Lisicki 25 minutes to capture the first lead as she kept the sheet clean throughout the entire opener which saw Begu commit six double faults and convert just 25 percent of service points.
The Romanian could only convert one of her services, leaving the court with a clear defeat. Lisicki won 72 percent of service points, 66 on return and hit 54 winners, compared to the world number 48 who finished the meeting with a 34 service percentage, a 28 return one and 24 winners. That was the first meeting between the two as the world number 23 has gone one win from her second success of the year.
“I was hitting the ball very clean and doing what I had to do. I think each match I’m getting better, which is great before the Open… I worked very hard to get my confidence back after the injury. I’m just happy to be on the court and getting support from the crowd,” said this year’s Birmingham champion.
Next up for the German is Aravanez Rezai who needed two hours to oust tough Angelique Kerber. The French edged the 107^th-ranked opponent 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 to reach her first final of the season. Rezai broke her opponent five times and conceded three services, one in the second term and the second one in the third.
She won the opener very easily after converting three of four break points to suggest a clear victory. But the second round saw her concede a three game deficit and one service, allowing Kerber to event he situation and push the game into a decider. The last term showed the two exchanging three break points, two of which taken by the same French who set the pace and won the term thanks to a late break.
Kerber couldn’t push the set into a breaker as she lost the set after converting just one out of 11 break points. Rezai won 58 percent of service points, 40 on return and hit 98 winners, compared to her opponent won 60 service percentage, 42 return of ones and 95 winners.
The head to head series between the two have now gone 2-1 to the French, who had previously defeated the German at the 2010 French Open. Kerber’s only win comes from the 2010 Australian Open. En route to the final, Rezai has ousted Magdalena Rybarikova 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 in the opener, Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 7-6 in the second term and Elena Baltacha 6-2, 6-2 in the quarter final.
Her next opponent, Lisicki, had previously beaten Kateryna Bondarenko 6-1, 6-2 in the quarters, Alberta Brianti 6-1, 6-2 in the previous term and Sania Mirza 6-2, 6-0 in the first day. The two will meet for the third time, the head to head series going 1-1 at this moment, with the last win belonging to Rezai. The French beat the 21 year old at the 2009 Bari event, while Lisicki’s win dates from the 2009 US Open.
Tennis Texas Prize Money and points:
Winner – $37,000 and 280 points WTA
Runner up – $19,000 and 200 points WTA
Semi finalist – $10,400 and 130 points WTA
Quarter finalist – $5,625 and 70 points WTA
Second round – $3,100 and 30 points WTA
First round – $1,825 and 1 point WTA

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