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It's Vinci vs. Begu for Budapest title

Roberta Vinci of Italy reacts after losing a point to Venus Williams of the USA in the first round of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City on August 30, 2010. UPI/John Angelillo
Roberta Vinci of Italy reacts after losing a point to Venus Williams of the USA in the first round of the U.S. Open Tennis Championships in Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City on August 30, 2010. UPI/John Angelillo | License Photo

BUDAPEST, Hungary, July 9 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Roberta Vinci will take on No. 7-seeded Irina-Camelia Begu for the championship of the Budapest Grand Prix tennis tournament in Hungary.

Vinci defeated third-seeded Klara Zakopalova 6-4, 6-4 Saturday after Begu had locked up her finals slot with an identical 6-4, 6-4 score over fifth-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues.

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The finals Sunday will see Vinci going for her third title of the year and sixth of her career. Begu is looking for her first WTA championship. It will be the first time they will have played each other.

Vinci piled up seven service breaks but needed them all as she dropped serve five times. Four of the breaks came in the seesaw second set that saw a total of seven breaks in the 10 games.

Begu had a pair of service breaks in each set of her win. She was able to take advantage of Medina Garrigues's second serve, winning nearly three-quarters of the points in those situations.

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