Andreescu opens with a bagel against Tubello to reach Cali final
Eighth seed Bianca Andreescu did not drop a game in the opening set and beat French special exempt Alice Tubello 6-0, 6-4 on Friday to reach the final of the Cali WTA 125 on clay. The former world No. 4 and 2019 US Open champion, who won the Querétaro title last week, has now won 14 matches in a row. She faces Leyre Romero Gormaz, a first-time opponent, for the title.
Bianca Andreescu, 2026 | © IMAGENSHOP AGENCIA FOTOGRAFICA/Psnewz
Eighth seed Bianca Andreescu of Canada did not drop a game in the opening set and beat Alice Tubello of France, a special exempt, 6-0, 6-4 in 1 hour 17 minutes on Friday to reach the final of the Cali WTA 125 on clay.
Andreescu will face Leyre Romero Gormaz for the title, after Romero Gormaz came from a set down to beat Julia Riera 3-6, 7-5, 6-4.
The Canadian arrived in Cali a week after winning the Querétaro Open, where she beat top seed Tatjana 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, according to The IX.
The Querétaro title lifted her 20 places to No. 109. Her win over Tubello extends her winning streak to 14 matches. Reaching the final is set to bring her back into the top 100, according to Sportsnet.
She first reached her career-high ranking of No. 4 in October 2019. She has won three WTA Tour titles, the most recent at the 2019 US Open.
Andreescu faces Romero Gormaz for title
Andreescu reached the final without dropping a set. She opened with a 6-2, 6-3 first-round win over Tamara Zidansek of Slovenia, then beat Jazmin Ortenzi of Argentina by the same score in the last 16. In the quarter-finals, she defeated another Argentine, Luisina Giovannini, 6-1, 6-3. Andreescu and Romero Gormaz have never met before.
Tubello, ranked No. 152, had reached the semi-finals with wins over Rebeka Masarova of Switzerland 6-3, 6-0, Marina Bassols Ribera of Spain 6-1, 6-1 and compatriot Leolia Jeanjean 6-3, 6-2.
Andreescu’s path to the final
First round: d. Tamara Zidansek 6-2, 6-3
Second round: d. Jazmin Ortenzi 6-2, 6-3
Quarter-final: d. Luisina Giovannini 6-1, 6-3
Semi-final: d. Alice Tubello (SE) 6-0, 6-4
Tubello’s path to the semi-finals
First round: d. Rebeka Masarova 6-3, 6-0
Second round: d. Marina Bassols Ribera (7) 6-1, 6-1
Quarter-final: d. Leolia Jeanjean (1) 6-3, 6-2
Semi-final: lost to Bianca Andreescu (8) 6-0, 6-4
