Fourth-seeded Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic has crushed unseeded American Danielle Collins 3-6 7-5 6-2 to succeed in the finals of the WTA’s San Diego Open.
Krejcikova will face wildcard Sofia Kenin, who beat qualifier Emma Navarro 6-2 5-7 6-4 within the second semi-final on Friday.
“The match was very difficult, but I never give up,” stated Krejcikova, additionally a wildcard who’s ranked No.13 on the earth.
“Danielle played really well in the first set, but after that I was improving with every single point, so I went for it.”
After Collins managed the primary set, Krejcikova, 27, turned issues round to knot the second set at 5 video games apiece. Keeping her composure, Krejcikova then broke Collins’ serve and held her personal to tie the match.
Taking benefit of Collins’ sudden wrestle of unforced errors, Krejcikova, the 2021 French Open winner, then eased to the win over the inconsistent Collins, who reached the finals of the 2022 Australian Open earlier than shedding to Ashleigh Barty.
The San Diego Open is a WTA 500 occasion with a complete purse of $US781,000 ($A1.2 million), together with $A187,000 and 500 factors within the WTA rating for the singles champion.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
