Masarova advances to Auckland final versus Gauff after battle of the qualifiers

Spanish qualifier Rebeka Masarova defeated Belgian qualifier Ysaline Bonaventure 6-3, 6-3 to advance to the final of the Auckland Open at the ASB Tennis Centre on Saturday.

Masarova, ranked No 130, will face American Coco Gauff, the top seed, next.

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Ahead of her victory, the Spaniard won against American Sloane Stephens, the second seed (6-3, 7-6 (5)), Russian Anna Blinkova (6-1, 6-4) and Czech Karolina Muchova (7-6 (4), 7-6 (2)).

Bonaventure, ranked No 95, beat American Catherine McNally (5-7, 6-4, 6-4), Canadian Rebecca Marino, the No 8 seed (3-6, 6-3, 6-3) and Canadian Leylah Fernandez, the No 3 seed (6-4, 6-2) in the previous rounds of the Auckland tournament.

Auckland WTA 250, other semi-final result (ASB Tennis Centre, hard, USD 259.303):

• Coco Gauff beat Danka Kovinic (7): 6-0, 6-2