Osorio beats Bouzkova in gripping final to win Bogota Open

Camila Osorio overcame the top seed Marie Bouzkova 6-3, 7-6 (5) to win her second Botoga Open title in front of a rapturous home crowd in Colombia.

It is just Osorio’s second WTA title, having previously won the Bogota Open back in 2021, before Tatjana Maria claimed the last two.

But Osorio knocked the German out of this year’s tournament en route to reclaiming her crown and returning to the winner’s table for the first time in three years.

The 22-year-old, currently ranked 85th in the world, is considered one of the WTA’s brightest young prospects and in the Bogota final, it was clear to see why.

Osorio was excellent throughout, taking the opener courtesy of two breaks to Bouzkova’s one, before a thoroughly engrossing second set followed.

It was the young Colombian who again struck first, earning a commanding set-and-a-break lead. But her Czech opponent struck back, before Osorio broke again to serve for the title.

The Colombian initially faltered under the pressure, however, as Bouzkova took her third break point to take the match into a fitting tiebreak.

The breaker was close until 3-3, when Osorio upped her groundstroke intensity to ensure that she gave her home crowd the final cheer as she sealed her second WTA title.

Earlier in the tournament, Osorio, ranked No 85, defeated Canadian qualifier Marina Stakusic (6-4, 6-2), Romanian qualifier Anca Alexia Todoni (7-6 (4), 6-4), German Tatjana Maria, the second seed (1-6, 6-3, 6-3) and Italian Sara Errani (7-6 (4), 6-4).

Bouzkova, ranked No 42, beat Canadian Rebecca Marino (6-0, 6-3), American Hailey Baptiste (6-3, 6-4), German Laura Siegemund, the No 7 seed (2-6, 6-2, 7-5) and Russian Kamilla Rakhimova, the No 8 seed (6-4, 7-6 (2)) in the previous rounds of the Bogota tournament.