Budapest Open: Tomova advances to final
Viktoriya Tomova benefited from the abandonment of Oceane Dodin (4-6, 6-3, 4-1) on Friday afternoon. She’ll face German qualifier Tamara Korpatsch in the final
Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova moved into the final of the Budapest Open when Frenchwoman Oceane Dodin retired on Friday afternoon at Római Tennis Academy.
Tomova, ranked No 109, led 4-6, 6-3, 4-1 when Dodin, ranked No 106, pulled out on Friday at Római Tennis Academy.
The Bulgarian will face German qualifier Tamara Korpatsch next.
Earlier in the tournament, Viktoriya Tomova defeated Italian Jasmine Paolini, the No 3 seed (4-6, 6-0, 6-2), Austrian Julia Grabher (3-6, 6-1, 7-5) and Slovak Anna Karolina Schmiedlova (6-1, 7-5).
The Frenchwoman won against Romanian Irina Bara (7-6 (3), 6-3), Russian lucky loser Erika Andreeva (6-4, 6-4) and American Lauren Davis (5-7, 7-5, 6-2) in the previous rounds.
Budapest WTA 125, other semi-final result (Római Tennis Academy, clay, USD 115.000):
- Tamara Korpatsch beat Anna Bondar (2): 7-5, 6-4
