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Alison Van Uytvanck to face Sara Errani in Veneto Open final

Top-seeded Alison Van Uytvanck will face Italian veteran Sara Errani in the final of the inaugural Veneto Open

ByAssociated Press

Published Jun 18, 2022

GAIBA, Italy (AP) — Top-seeded Alison Van Uytvanck will face Italian veteran Sara Errani in the final of the inaugural Veneto Open.

The 47th-ranked Van Uytvanck beat Harmony Tan 7-6 (3), 6-3 in the semifinals on Saturday.

Errani, a French Open finalist a decade ago who is ranked No. 213, defeated sixth-seeded Diane Parry 6-3, 6-4.

The 35-year-old Errani said her game on the grass courts is benefitting from her experience playing doubles and padel — a game popular in Italy that is played on courts about 25% smaller than those used in tennis and which prizes volleying.

"My versatility was awarded," Errani said. "I've got the support of the Italian crowd here and my family."

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Van Uytvanck, who hasn't dropped a set this week, won her only previous meeting with Errani in three sets during the 2018 Fed Cup playoffs.

All nine of Errani's career singles titles came before she served a doping ban in 2017 and 2018.

The Veneto Open is taking place in Gaiba, a town of less than 1,000 inhabitants — making it the smallest town in the world to host a WTA tournament. It is the first WTA tournament played on natural grass in Italy and organizers are using former soccer fields for the courts.