Tennis-No fourth Mallorca final for Sevastova as Kenin advances

American Sofia Kenin did what no other player has ever done at the Mallorca Open as she stopped Latvian Anastasija Sevastova reaching the final with a 6-4 4-6 6-2 win on Saturday. Second seed Sevastova had reached all three previous finals at the grasscourt tournament that became part of the WTA calendar in 2016 -- winning the title once.

But 20-year-old Kenin, who reached the last 16 in the French Open this month, ended that run as she stepped up a gear in the deciding set to storm to victory and inflict only a third loss in 19 matches for Sevastova on the Santa Ponsa lawns. She has gone one stage further than last year when she reached the semi-finals as a qualifier and will face either Wimbledon champion and top seed Angelique Kerber or Swiss Belinda Bencic in Sunday's final.