Pera stretches winning run, faces Kontaveit in Hamburg final


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HAMBURG, Germany — American Bernarda Pera will play top-seeded Anett Kontaveit in the women's final of the Hamburg European Open after they won their semifinals in straight sets. Pera secured her first WTA title in Budapest last week. She advanced over seventh-seeded Maryna Zanevska 6-2, 6-4. Kontaveit beat Russian-born Anastasia Potapova 6-3, 7-5 to reach her 16th career final and her first since February when she lost to Iga Swiatek in Doha. Kontaveit will be bidding for her seventh singles title on Saturday.

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