Antalya Open: Begu advances to final

Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu, the No 4 seed, won against Japanese Moyuka Uchijima 7-5, 6-2 to reach the final of the Antalya Open at the Megasaray Tennis Academy on Saturday.

Begu, ranked No 126, will play Spaniard Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, the No 5 seed, next.

In the previous rounds of the Antalya tournament, the 33-year-old Romanian beat Austrian Sinja Kraus (7-6 (10), 6-1), Croat Tara Wurth (7-5, 6-2) and Slovenian Polona Hercog (6-4, 6-4).

Uchijima, ranked No 151, defeated Slovak qualifier Veronika Erjavec (7-5, 4-6, 6-1), Latvian Darja Semenistaja, the second seed (7-6 (8), 6-0) and Zeynep Sonmez (6-1, 6-1) earlier in the tournament.

Antalya WTA 125K Series, other semi-final result (Megasaray Tennis Academy, clay, USD 115.000):

• Jessica Bouzas Maneiro beat Simona Waltert: 6-2, 6-3