February 19, 2010
Maria beat Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic 6-4 6-3 to advance to the final in Memphis.
The match lasted 1 hour and 20 minutes.
In the first set there were 5 breaks of serve, 3 by Maria and 2 by Kvitova. Maria won a relatively low 65% on first serve and 43% on second serve, while serving 74% of first serves in.
In the second set, Maria was broken in the opening game but was able to break back to tie the set at 2. Both players held serve until the 7th game, but then Maria was able to break again to take a 5-3 lead, serving out the match in the next game.
Maria was significantly more aggressive on her serve in the second set. Her first serve percentage dropped to 52%, she won 67% of point on first serve, only slightly better than in the first set, but she won 64% of point on second serve.
Maria's opponent in the final is Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden, they have only played once and Maria won, but that was in 2003 in Luxembourg.
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