American Parks beats Zanevska to reach first WTA Tour final

Alycia Parks defeated Maryna Zanevska 6-3, 7-6 (4) on Saturday and will play the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, the top seed, and Colombian Camila Osorio in the final

Tennis Majors

February 4, 2023

Open 6ème Sens Métropole de Lyon •Semi-final • completed

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A. ParksvsM. Zanevska

American Alycia Parks achieved another milestone in her burgeoning career as she beat Belgian Maryna Zanevska 6-3, 7-6 (4) to advance to the Lyon Open, her first on the WTA Tour.

Parks, ranked No 79, will play the winner of the match between Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia, the top seed, and Colombian Camila Osorio next.

This is HER moment 🙌

🇺🇸 @TheRealAParks saves two set points to go one step further in Lyon, defeating Zanevska to reach her first WTA tour-level singles final! pic.twitter.com/pjiuOxwG00
— wta (@WTA) February 4, 2023

The 22-year-old American defeated Austrian Julia Grabher (6-3, 5-7, 6-4), Croat Petra Martic, the No 4 seed (2-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2) and Montenegrin Danka Kovinic, the No 7 seed (7-5, 6-2) in the previous rounds of the Lyon tournament.

Earlier in the tournament, Zanevska, ranked No 93, won against Hungarian Dalma Galfi (6-1, 7-6 (3)), Chinese Shuai Zhang, the second seed (6-2, 6-0) and Russian Anastasia Potapova, the No 5 seed (3-6, 6-1, 6-2).

Lyon WTA 250, other semi-final result (Palais des Sports de Gerland Lyon, USD 259.303):