Hantuchova in final
07/03/2010 4:14 PM
Daniela Hantuchova booked her place in the Monterrey Open final before rain arrived to wash out the rest of the day's scheduled action.
Hantuchova, 26, is seeking her first WTA Tour title since beating Svetlana Kuznetsova in the Indian Wells final three years ago.
The former world No.5, who is presently 24th in the WTA rankings, dropped the first set to her fellow Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova but recovered to post a 4-6 6-3 6-0 victory.
Seeded second, Hantuchova has adopted the role of tournament favourite since Serbia's former world No.1 Jelena Jankovic made a first-round exit.
In the final she will play either 19-year-old Latvian Anastasija Sevastova - the player who knocked out Jankovic - or 18-year-old Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.
Sevastova and Pavlyuchenkova will play their semi-final on Monday, ahead of the doubles final, with the singles final then closing the tournament.