Rebecca Peterson and Camila Giorgi will play in the WTA 250 final in Mérida, Mexico, after winning on Saturday.
Rebecca Peterson and Camila Giorgi, duel for Merida’s title
Sweden’s Peterson, who is ranked 140th in the WTA ranking, was ahead of Katie McNally (92nd WTA) after two hours and 48 minutes of play, the score 6-2, (4)6-7, 6-4.
In the other semifinal, Italy’s Giorgi (68 WTA) defeated Kateryna Siniakova (47 WTA, favorite 4), score 7-5, 7-6(2). The match lasted two hours and 10 minutes.
Rebecca has won previous competitive finals (Tianjin and Nanchang, both in 2019) and Camila will be playing in the final act of the competition for the tenth time (she won three: Hertogenbosch 2015, Linz 2018 and Montreal 2021). .
The Merida Open Akron runs from February 20 to 26, has a total prize pool of $259,303 and is part of the WTA 250 category. This is the first edition of the competition.
Source: Hot News
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