Anett Kontaveit reaches final of Luxembourg Ladies Tennis Masters exhibition

Anett Kontaveit is back in action in exhibitions and saw off Lucie Safarova to reach the final of the Luxembourg Ladies Tennis Masters.

On Saturday, she defeated Safarova 6-4, 6-3 in the semi-finals. She lost her serve in the opening game of the match, however she bounced back to take a 3-1 lead.

Up a break, she sealed the opening set. In the second set, they broke each other multiple times, but it was Kontaveit who took the impetus by winning three consecutive games to seal it.

Another recent retiree in Andrea Petkovic now awaits in the final for Kontaveit.

"I was very happy with my level and playing here, everything went perfectly. I tried to be very aggressive, which worked really well today.

"I felt like I had maintained a good level throughout the match, though it was simply a tough fight and I'm delighted to come away with the win," Kontaveit said after the match, via ERR.