Andreescu reaches the Queretaro final without dropping a set, Maria next

Bianca Andreescu reached the final of the Queretaro Open on Saturday, beating Carole Monnet 6-3, 7-5 in 1 hour and 48 minutes. The Canadian, fourth seed and ranked No. 132, will face top seed Tatjana Maria for the title.

Andreescu converted six of her 14 break points and won 77 points to 66.

The 2019 US Open champion reached the final without dropping a set, after beating wildcard Katherine Hui 6-3, 6-2, Diletta Cherubini 6-2, 6-3 and Alicia Herrero Linana 6-1, 6-1 in 55 minutes in the quarter-finals.

Monnet, ranked No. 206, had knocked out second seed Leolia Jeanjean 6-4, 6-1 in the first round and eighth seed Nadia Podoroska 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the quarter-finals.

Maria, 39, awaits in the Queretaro final

Maria reached the final earlier on Saturday, beating third seed Fiona Ferro 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 in 2 hours. The semi-final produced 16 breaks of serve in 28 games: the German, ranked No. 69, converted nine of her 13 break points and won 96 points to 85.

She had not dropped a set before that match, opening with a 6-0, 6-0 win over Mexican wildcard Carlota Garibay Romero before beating Martina Colmegna 6-1, 7-6 (5) and qualifier Valeriya Strakhova 7-6 (2), 6-3.

Queretaro 2026 semi-finals

• Tatjana Maria (1) d. Fiona Ferro (3) 7-5, 3-6, 6-1
• Bianca Andreescu (4) d. Carole Monnet 6-3, 7-5

Andreescu’s path to the final

• First round: d. Katherine Hui (WC) 6-3, 6-2
• Second round: d. Diletta Cherubini 6-2, 6-3
• Quarter-final: d. Alicia Herrero Linana 6-1, 6-1
• Semi-final: d. Carole Monnet 6-3, 7-5

Maria’s path to the final

• First round: d. Carlota Garibay Romero (WC) 6-0, 6-0
• Second round: d. Martina Colmegna 6-1, 7-6 (5)
• Quarter-final: d. Valeriya Strakhova (Q) 7-6 (2), 6-3
• Semi-final: d. Fiona Ferro (3) 7-5, 3-6, 6-1