Dechy dumps Mauresmo to reach first WTA final in four years (AFP)

CINCINNATI, Ohio (AFP) - Nathalie Dechy reached her first final in four years by beating Amelie Mauresmo 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 in the semi-finals of the WTA Western and Southern Financial Group on Saturday. It was just the third win for Dechy over her French compatriot Mauresmo in eight attempts. The 29-year-old Dechy also broke a three-match losing streak against Mauresmo en route to reaching a final for the first time since New Haven in 2004. Dechy also was able to stop the momentum of Mauresmo, a two-time Grand Slam champion who had been playing well. Mauresmo was in her first semi-final of the year. She recently moved up to 35th in the world rankings. Dechy will face No. 2 Nadia Petrova in the final. Petrova rebounded from a slow start to post a 1-6, 6-2, 6-1 win over third-seeded Maria Kirilenko in an all-Russian clash. Petrova,... [read full story]