Shinikova d. Popovic

Shinikova beat Popovic 7-6(3), 6-2 in the semifinals at the W15 Sharm ElSheikh. Shinikova won 85 of 157 points (54%). Shinikova hit 2 aces to 1 and won 63% of points behind the first serve (26/41) against 60% for Popovic. The second serve told: 62% won for Shinikova, 43% for Popovic. Shinikova converted 4 of 10 break points and saved 3 of 5 faced; Popovic converted 2 of 5. The match was played on hard in Egypt.