There will be new winners in the Kenya Open Tennis Championship after defending champions ISMAEL and SHUFAA CHANGAWA were eliminated in the semi-finals.
Kenya's only hope of a win lays on SHEIL KOTECHA, who was the master of ISMAEL's downfall. In a game of high drama that saw CHANGAWA suffer a knee injury, KOTECHA emerged dominant with a 1-6, 7-6, 6-4 victory in slightly under three hours. KOTECHA will now face two-time champion DUNCAN MUGABE of Uganda in this afternoon's final. MUGABE beat Kenya's IBRAHIM KIBET YEGO 7-5, 7-6 in the other semi-final. The women's final will be contested by Gabon's CELESTINE AVOMO ELLA, who defeated SNEHA KOTECHA 7-5, 6-1 to reach her first Kenya Open final. She will face Argentina's NATALI CORONEL, who breezed past defending champion SHUFAA CHANGAWA 6-1, 6-3.
