Berlin, June 22 -- China's Wang Xinyu continued her sensational form on grass courts, storming into her first-ever WTA Tour singles final with a straight-sets victory over world No. 20 Liudmila Samsonova in the semifinals of the WTA 500 Berlin Open.
The 23-year-old battled through early nerves in the opening set on Saturday, exchanging breaks with Samsonova before steadying herself under pressure.
After being broken mid-set, Wang responded immediately with a break of her own and went on to take the first set 6-4.
Carrying that momentum into the second set, Wang dominated with aggressive returns and consistent baseline play.
Samsonova, plagued by unforced errors, was unable to mount a comeback, and Wang closed
out the match convinci...