Ekaterina Alexandrova and Sara Sorribes Tormo advance to Cleveland final

Fourth-seeded Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia won the final four games in the second set to complete a 7-5, 6-2 victory over Lin Zhu of China in the semifinals of Tennis in the Land on Friday. Alexandrova, ranked No. 22 in the world, held serve on her final five opportunities after No. 48 Zhu pulled even at 5-5 in the opening set. “It always feels great to be in a final, and to do it in Cleveland is great because I always love to play here,” said Alexandrova, who has competed in all three of the WTA 250 tournaments at the Nautica Entertainment Complex.