Zapopan, City in Mexico

Marie Bouzkova made the third WTA singles final of her career with a straight-sets victory over Wang Qiang at the Abierto Zapopan. Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens also reached the final after an injured Anna Kalinskaya retired from their semifinal.Unseeded Marie Bouzkova and number six seed Sloane Stephens will square off for the Abierto Zapopan title on Sunday night after advancing through their Saturday semifinals in Guadalajara.Bouzkova of the Czech Republic stormed past former Top 15 player Wang Qiang of China 6-3, 6-3 to reach the third WTA singles final of her career. Bouzkova, a former Top 50 player currently ranked World No.96, took an hour and a half to quell the challenge from Wang."I was expecting a really tough match," Bouzkova said afterwards. "I was kind of prepared that we were going to have really long rallies. I know she's a tough opponent, so I just tried to stay there the whole time, and I just played a good match in the end," she added.Earlier, Stephens of the United States had to stage a comeback before advancing to the final when Anna Kalinskaya of Russia retired from their semifinal clash due to a back injury. The final scoreline was 3-6, 7-5, ret.( With inputs from ANI )Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Home

City

Latest News

Cricket

LT Premium

National

International

Maharashtra

Opinions

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Nagpur

Entertainment

Photos

Business

Technology

Sports

Lifestyle

Social Viral

Lokmat Games

Health

Pahalgam Terror Attack

Tahawwur Rana

IPL 2025

CM Devendra Fadnavis

Mumbai Local

Weather Update

ZapopanFOLLOW

Zapopan, Latest News

Tennis :Stephens beats Bouzkova in Guadalajara to win first title since 2018

Sloane Stephens ended a nearly four-year title drought by besting Marie Bouzkova to claim the Abierto Zapopan crown on Sunday. It is the seventh career WTA singles title for Stephens. Kaitlyn Christian and Lidziya Marozava captured the doubles title. ...

Tennis :Bouzkova to face Stephens in Guadalajara final

Marie Bouzkova made the third WTA singles final of her career with a straight-sets victory over Wang Qiang at the Abierto Zapopan. Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens also reached the final after an injured Anna Kalinskaya retired from their semi ...