Tubello races into Curitiba final without dropping serve

France’s Alice Tubello reached the final of the Curitiba WTA 125 on Saturday, beating Brazil’s Nauhany Vitoria Leme Da Silva 6-0, 6-1 in 55 minutes.

The world No. 219 never lost her serve. She saved the only two break points she faced and broke five times on nine chances.

She landed 77 percent of her first serves and won 25 of the 37 points behind them.

Tubello took out two seeds on her way through the draw. She beat fourth seed Laura Samson 6-0, 6-4 in her opening match, then came from a set down to beat eighth seed Jazmin Ortenzi 2-6, 6-2, 6-3 in the quarter-finals.

In the final, she will face Austria’s Julia Grabher, the second seed, who beat Argentina’s Julia Riera 6-3, 6-3.

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Curitiba 2026 semi-finals

• Julia Grabher (AUT, 2) d. Julia Riera (ARG, 7) 6-3, 6-3
• Alice Tubello (FRA) d. Nauhany Vitoria Leme Da Silva (BRA) 6-0, 6-1

Tubello’s path to the final

• First round: d. Laura Samson (4) 6-0, 6-4
• Second round: d. Luna Maria Cinalli (Q) 6-4, 6-3
• Quarter-final: d. Jazmin Ortenzi (8) 2-6, 6-2, 6-3
• Semi-final: d. Nauhany Vitoria Leme Da Silva (BRA) 6-0, 6-1

Leme Da Silva’s path to the semi-final

• First round: d. Despina Papamichail 7-5, 1-6, 6-3
• Second round: d. Luisina Giovannini 6-4, 6-4
• Quarter-final: d. Francesca Jones (GBR, 1) 7-5 ret.
• Semi-final: lost to Alice Tubello (FRA) 6-0, 6-1