06 | May | 2012 | ram H singhal

Ball of Timelessness

OEIRAS, Portugal — Kaia Kanepi of Estonia won the Estoril Open after saving two match points to beat Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 3-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4 in the final on Saturday.

“I’ve won a few matches from match points down but I’ve never won a final like this,” Kanepi said. “I’ll remember this final in a good way for a long time.”

Defending champion Juan del Potro of Argentina beat third-seeded Stanislas Wawrinka in straight sets and will meet Richard Gasquet in the men’s final on Sunday.

Del Potro didn’t surrender a break-point chance in winning 7-6 (2), 6-4.

The second-seeded Gasquet of France had to rally from a set down to outlast Albert Ramos 2-6, 7-6 (1), 7-5 in the first men’s semifinal.

It will be Gasquet’s first final since July 2010.