Jessica Pegula beats Azarenka to reach Guadalajara Open final

GUADALAJARA: No.3 seed Jessica Pegula moved into her second final of the year with a 7-6(3), 6-1 win over former World No.1 Victoria Azarenka in the Guadalajara Open Akron here on Saturday.

Pegula will have to wait to find out who her final opponent will be. In the second semifinal, No.4 seed Maria Sakkari won an 83-minute first set 7-5 over Marie Bouzkova, but the rest of the match was rained out and postponed.

Pegula, who has qualified for both her singles and doubles debuts at the WTA Finals, is one win away from her first title of the year and her second career title (following 2019 Washington D.C.).

Pegula notched her 40th match-win in WTA main draws this season with her 1-hour and 29-minute triumph over Azarenka. IANS

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