The Czech Marie Bouzkova eliminated this Friday 6-4, 6-1 the Spanish Sarah Sorribesdefending champion, and qualified for the semifinal of the Zapopan Open. Bouzkova, 23, will face Chinese Qiang Wang this Saturday, who earlier beat Slovakian Anna Schmiedlova in 1h 24 with partials of 6-2 and 6-3.
In the match Sorribes started the first set with authority, was decisive with his service and broke in the second game thanks to his shots from the bottom of the court with which he was up 3-0. Bouzkova, 96th in the ranking, reacted, strengthened her serve and adjusted her returns to break the Spaniard’s serve, thus leveling the set 3-3; took a 5-4 lead with a break in the ninth game and finished the set 6-4.
Sorribes, 25, lost precision on his serve in the second set; the czech broke in the first game, but the Spaniard shook off the bad moment by regaining the initiative in the second, a short-lived response because she again suffered breaks in games three and five. Marie only had to keep her service; he won the set 6-1 with another break in game seven.
Kalinskaya could with Osorio
In another match, the Russian Anna Kalinskaya eliminated the fourth favorite, the Colombian Camila Osorio, 6-4 and 6-1, in 1h 20 of the match and settled in the semifinal. Kalinskaya will face sixth-ranked American Sloane Stephens this Saturday, who beat Australian Daria Saville in three sets 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in 2h 29.
After beating Osorio, Kalinskaya explained what was the key to advancing to the semifinal. “I came in with a very aggressive mentality and was very focused to hold my serve, it felt really good. It’s great to have the opportunity to play this semifinal in Mexico”, she mentioned. The Russian took advantage of the fact that the Colombian could not recover from a drop in her physical condition at the end of the first set, a situation that Camila explained.
“I felt a little weak; I hydrated, but during the match I couldn’t be at 100 anymore, I couldn’t run, I didn’t feel very fit, but I wanted to finish, and I recognize that Anna beat me well”Osorio agreed. The tournament, which takes place on a hard court, has a prize pool of $262,727.
