The Canadian arrived in Cali a week later winning the Querétaro Openwhere she beat top seed Tatyana Maria 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 in the final. It was her second WTA 125 title in a row. The first came in Rovereto, where she beat sixth seed Dominika Salkova 7-6 (2), 6-2 in the final. IX:.
Queretaro’s title shot him up 20 places to 109th. Making it to the finals would put him back in the top 100, according to Sports network.
He first reached his career-high ranking of No. 4 in October 2019. She has won three WTA Tour titles, most recently at the 2019 US Open.
Andreescu will face Romero Gormaz for the title
Andreescu reached the final without dropping a set. She opened with a 6-2, 6-3 first-round win over Slovenia’s Tamara Zidanschek, then beat Argentina’s Yazmin Ortenzi by the same scoreline in the last 16. In the quarterfinals, she beat another Argentine, Luisina Giovanni, 6-1, 6-3. Andreescu and Romero Gormaz have never met before.
No. 152 Tubelo advanced to the semifinals with wins over Switzerland’s Rebecca Massarova 6-3, 6-0, Spain’s Marina Basols Ribera 6-1, 6-1 and compatriot Leolia Zangini 6-3, 6-2.
Andreescu’s path to the final
First stage: d. Tamara Zidanschek 6-2, 6-3
Second stage: d. Yazmin Ortenzi 6-2, 6-3
Quarter finals: d. Luisina Giovannini 6-1, 6-3
Semi-final: d. Alice Tubelo (SE) 6-0, 6-4
Tubelo’s road to the semi-finals
First stage: d. Rebecca Masarova 6-3, 6-0
Second stage: d. Marina Basols Ribera (7) 6-1, 6-1
Quarter finals: d. Leolia Zhangjin (1) 6-3, 6-2
Semi-final: lost to Bianca Andreescu (8) 6-0, 6-4