Number 4 seed Elena Rybakina set up a clash against Rebecca Peterson at the Jiangxi Open in Nanchang.
Rybakina edged past former Jangxi Open champion Peng Shuai 6-1 3-6 6-2 to reach her second final this season.
Rybakina broke early in the first set to open up a 4-1 lead and earned another break before saving all four break points in the final game. She served out the first set on her first set point.
Peng Shuai fended off a break point in her first service game before breaking serve for the first time in the match. The 33-year-old Chinese player held on her serve to close out the second set 6-3.
Rybakina reeled off the final four games from 2-2 to clinch the third set 6-2 after 1 hour and 53 minutes. Peng did not convert two break points in the third and seventh games, before Rybakina clinched the win with her fourth break of the match.
“It was a tough match, but I am so happy to be in the final. In the second set I lost a bit of concentration and I did a lot of mistakes, but I am happy to get through”, said Rybakina.
Rybakina will be bidding to win her second title this year after lifting her trophy in Bucharest. She set up a final against Rebecca Patterson, who cruised past Nina Stojanovic 6-3 6-1.
