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Marina Bassols Ribera Defeats Erika Andreeva to Win Andorra Open Title

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Marina Bassols Ribera is celebrating a second WTA Challenger title…

The 23-year-old Spanish tennis player defeated Erika Andreeva in straight sets, 7-5, 7-6(3), to win the Andorra Open.

Marina Bassols RiberaIn the process, Bassols Ribera claimed her second WTA Challenger title in three tries, all attempted this year. She defeated Turkey’s Zeynep Sonmez’s at the WTA 125 Ljubljana in September and was the runner-up at the WTA 125 Valencia in June, losing to Egypt’s Mayar Sherif.

Bassols Ribera previously won against France’s Alize Cornet, German Noma Noha Akugue (6-3, 7-5), Russian Ekaterina Reyngold (6-3, 6-2) and Latvian wildcard Anastasija Sevastova (2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4) in the previous rounds of the Andorrà tournament.

Bassols Ribera, currently ranked 145, is expected to rise in the WTA rankings.

Marina Bassols Ribera Defeats Alize Cornet to Reach Andorrà Open Final

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Marina Bassols Ribera is vying for her second career WTA Challenger title of the year.

The 23-year-old Spanish tennis player, the No 6 seed, defeated Frenchwoman Alize Cornet, the No 8 seed, 6-4, 6-2 to move into the final of the Andorrà Open at Polideportivo de Andorra in Andorre.

Marina Bassols RiberaBassols Ribera, ranked No 145, will next face Russian Erika Andreeva, who defeated Britain’s Heather Watson 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-0.

Bassols Ribera won against German Noma Noha Akugue (6-3, 7-5), Russian Ekaterina Reyngold (6-3, 6-2) and Latvian wildcard Anastasija Sevastova (2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4) in the previous rounds of the Andorrà tournament.

Earlier in the tournament, Cornet, ranked No 118, won against Cagla Buyukakcay (1-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3), Spaniard Nuria Parrizas Diaz (6-1, 2-6, 6-1) and Dane Clara Tauson, the second seed (6-3, 6-4).

This is Bassols Ribera’s third WTA Challenger final of the year. She defeated Turkey’s Zeynep Sonmez’s at the WTA 125 Ljubljana in September and was the runner-up at the WTA 125 Valencia in June, losing to Egypt’s Mayar Sherif.

Garcia Wins First-Ever Title on Grass at the Mallorca Open

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Caroline Garcia is kicking serious grass, just in time for Wimbledon…

The 22-year-old part-Spanish tennis player hit an ace on match point to close out a 6-3, 6-4 victory on Sunday over Latvia’s Anastasija Sevastova in the Mallorca Open final and claim her first-ever title on grass.

Caroline Garcia

Things turned in Garcia’s favor starting in the seventh game of the match, when she reeled off three games in a row to take the first set.

Sevastova, who had had to spend a night in the hospital earlier in the week due to a stomach virus, continued to battle in the second set but was hurt by her low first-serve percentage – 41 percent – and also was unable to make any impression on Garcia’s service games.

Caroline Garcia
Garcia, the tournament’s sixth seed, defeated former World No. 1 Ana Ivanovic in the quarterfinals and former Wimbledon finalist Kirsten Flipkens in the semifinals to reach her first final on grass.

It’s Garcia’s second singles title of the year, the third of her career.

Garcia, whose two previous WTA Tour titles had both come on clay, said afterward that she felt comfortable in Mallorca because the ball bounces higher and skids less at this tournament than other grass-court events.

She will now look to keep her momentum going at tennis’ premier grass-court showcase, Wimbledon, which gets under way on June 27.

Garcia Reaches Her First Career Grass-Court Final at the Mallorca Open

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It’s a new first for Caroline Garcia…

The 22-year-old part-Spanish tennis player advanced to her first grass-court final by beating Kirsten Flipkens of Belgium 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 on Saturday at the Mallorca Open.

Caroline Garcia

Garcia, the tournament’s No. 6 seed, had seven aces and won 84 percent of first-service points against Flipkens, a 2013 Wimbledon semifinalist.

In the final, Garcia will face Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia, who defeated second-seeded Jelena Jankovic in the other semifinal, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2.

Garcia has been on a roll in recent weeks, winning her first title of the year on clay at Strasbourg and then teaming with Kristina Mladenovic to capture the French Open doubles title, her first Grand Slam title.