MONTREAL, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Ana Ivanovic of Serbia Sunday advanced to the final of the Rogers Cup Tennis Tournament in Montreal.
In a delayed semifinal, Ivanovic, the 13th-seed, beat No. 9 seed Dinara Safina of Russia, 6-4, 6-1. The match began Saturday night, but was suspended until Sunday afternoon by heavy rains.
Rain again was a factor Sunday when the match started later than anticipated and forced the final to be pushed back to Monday.
Ivanovic will be making her first appearance in a final, while seventh-seeded Martina Hingis of Switzerland will try to capture her 42nd career singles title.
Hingis advanced to the final before the rains came Saturday.
She had a 6-3, 3-1, lead over Anna Chakvetadze of Russia when her opponent was forced to retire with an injured right forearm.
