Overview

• Iva Jovic defeated Nikola Bartunkova 6-3, 6-7(5), 6-3 to advance to her first WTA final at the Guadalajara 500.
• Emiliana Arango beat Elsa Jacquemot 6-4, 7-5 in the other semifinal to complete the championship pairing.
• Jovic’s run included a nearly three-hour quarterfinal in which she saved a match point against Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva to reach her first Tour-level semifinal.
• Nikola Bartunkova, ranked around No. 228, had earlier ousted defending champion Magdalena Frech in straight sets and is projected to debut inside the Top 150 after this tournament.
• Tatjana Maria’s performance this week ensures the 38-year-old will re-enter the WTA Top 50.