Updated: July 18, 2009, 9:39 PM ET
Errani, Pennetta meet in all-Italian final
PALERMO, Sicily -- Defending champion Sara Errani will meet top-seeded Flavia Pennetta in an all-Italian final of the Palermo Open.
Fifth-seeded Errani beat Anna-Lena Groenefeld of Germany 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 in the semifinals on Saturday. Pennetta defeated another Italian, Tathiana Garbin, 6-1, 6-1 on the red clay courts of the Country Time Club.
Errani improved her career Palermo record to 12-1. Besides her title last year, Errani reached the semifinals in 2007.
Pennetta has not dropped a set all week. She lost to Errani in last year's semifinals, but they are 1-1 against each other.
Pennetta has never won the title in Palermo, but it's the second time she's reached the final. She also advanced there in 2004.
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