The Czechs Marie Bouzkova and Katerina Siniakova will play this Sunday for the title of the Chinese Nanchang tournament by defeating both Russian Diana Shnaider and Canadian Leylah Fernández in straight sets.
Bouzkova, the third favorite and 29th in the world rankings, only had to work hard in the first set, which was decided in a tiebreaker (7-6). In the second there was little opposition from Shnaider (6-2), allowing the Czech to face his fifth final without too much damage. of the circuit. He has won just one more title, in Prague, his hometown, in 2022.
For Siniakova, her match against Leylah Fernández was a rematch of last Sunday’s Hong Kong final. If then the Canadian won in three sets, this time the Czech, 60th in the ranking, did not let himself get involved in the game of his rival and went through 7-5 and 6-4 in two hours of play.
This Sunday will be the tenth finals of Siniakova’s career for a total of four titles, one this season. The two Czech players have met only once on the WTA circuit, at the 2021 Roland Garros tournament, with a three-set victory for Katerina Siniakova.
Source: La Verdad
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