BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 27 (UPI) -- Elina Svitolina and Shahar Peer posted solid wins Saturday that boosted them into the finals of the Baku Cup tennis tournament in Azerbaijan.
Svitolina, who was semifinalist last week in Austria, gained her first WTA final Saturday with a 6-1, 6-4 win over fourth-seeded Alexandra Cadantu. Svitolina, seeded seventh, ousted second-seeded Donna Vekic in Friday's quarterfinals.