AMELIA ISLAND (Florida), April 20: Russian 10th seed Elena Dementieva staved off a match point before rallying to stun top seed Justine Henin-Hardenne 3-6 6-4 7-5 to reach the final of the Bausch and Lomb Championships on Saturday.

The 21-year-old was bidding for her first career title when she squares off against number two seed Lindsay Davenport, who outlasted third seed Jennifer Capriati 6-3 5-7 6-2 in an all-American encounter.

Davenport lost just five games heading into Saturday’s showdown as she improved to 9-2 lifetime against Capriati.

Semifinal results:

Elena Dementieva bt Justine Henin-Hardenne 3-6 6-4 7-5, Lindsay Davenport bt Jennifer Capriati 6-3 5-7 6-2

BUDAPEST: Spaniard Magui Serna collected her third WTA tournament title with a heroic comeback to beat Australian Alicia Molik 3-6 7-5 6-4 in the Budapest Grand Prix on Sunday.

Second seed Serna, who also won last week’s Estoril Open for the second year running, fought back from a set down to overcome the third seed Australian in two hours and 18 minutes.

The left-hander had taken over as favourite after top seed Croatian Iva Majoli retired in the second round due to flu.—Reuters