Yuliia Starodubtseva saved six of eight break points and stunningly stormed her way into the Charleston Open final with a 6-1, 6-4 takedown of fifth-seeded Madison Keys on Saturday.
The Ukraine native and former college standout at Old Dominion was a qualifier at this tournament before a withdrawal elevated her into the main draw. Now, she will have an opportunity to claim her first WTA title when she faces defending champion Jessica Pegula.
The top-seeded Pegula had 23 winners against 25 unforced errors while registering a 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 over fourth-seeded Iva Jovic. All four of Pegula’s matches in Charleston have gone three sets.
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Top-seeded Czech Marie Bouzkova saved five of seven break points en route to posting a 7-6 (5), 6-2 victory over Argentina’s Jazmin Ortenzi to reach the title match in Bogota, Colombia.
Bouzkova had a 5-2 lead in the opening set, but Ortezni rallied to force a tiebreak before Bouzkova was able to prevail. She sailed through the second set to earn the championship match appearance against eighth-seeded Panna Udvardy of Hungary.
Udvardy engineered an impressive rally for a 6-7 (8), 6-3, 7-6 (5) victory over Emiliana Arango of Colombia. The home country favorite led 5-2 in the third set before Udvardy won four straight games to take the lead and eventually win the match.
–Field Level Media
