Abierto Tampico: Blinkova advances to final
Anna Blinkova won against Rebecca Marino on Friday. She’ll play the winner of the match between Marina Stakusic and Sara Sorribes Tormo for the title
Anna Blinkova, Montreal 2024
Russian Anna Blinkova, the No 5 seed, moved into the final of the Abierto Tampico by defeating Canadian Rebecca Marino 7-6 (8), 6-7 (4), 6-2 on Friday.
Blinkova, ranked No 85, will play the winner of the match between Canadian qualifier Marina Stakusic and Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo, the No 6 seed, next.
Ahead of her victory, the Russian won against Slovak Veronika Erjavec (6-3, 6-0), Anastasia Tikhonova (6-0, 6-7 (4), 6-1) and American qualifier Varvara Lepchenko (6-2, 6-4).
Marino, ranked No 118, beat Mexican wildcard Jessica Hinojosa Gomez (6-1, 6-0), Argentinian Maria Lourdes Carle, the No 3 seed (7-6 (5), 6-4) and Australian Maya Joint, the No 8 seed (6-2, 6-3) in the previous rounds.
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