Jasmine Ortenzi advanced this Friday to the semifinals of the W75 from Vero Beach, in the United Statesdue to the withdrawal of the maximum seed, the local Caroline Dolehide.
The Argentine – 24 years old and 218th in the world – was 3-2 up in the first set when the American (111th) decided not to continue, which allowed Ortenzi to settle among the four best in the tournament and continue adding valuable points for the WTA ranking.
In search of a place in the final, the Riojan will wait for the winner of the cross between the Canadian Bianca AndreescuGrand Slam champion – won the US Open and 2019then suffered a series of injuries and today is 228°-, and the Swedish Kajsa Rinaldo Persson (272°)which eliminated Argentina in the quarterfinals Julia Riera by 6-4, 0-6 and 6-3.
It’s a good week for the player Chilecitowhich adds pace and confidence for his next seasons on the circuit. In addition, his performance in Vero Beach will allow him to achieve the best position in his career.
Ortenzi had just competed in the Australian Openwhere she fell to the American Taylor Townsend (116°) in the second match of the classification.
Already in Vero Beach, a competition that is played on clay, she defeated the Brazilian Thaisa Grana Pedretti (467th)emerged from the qualy, 6-4 and 6-4 and then beat the local team Hanna Chang (324°) by 6-3 and 6-3.
In contrast, the illusion ended for Solana Sierrawhich was eliminated in the W125 of Manila, Filipinas. The woman from Mar del Plata, 63rd in the world, was surpassed by the Colombian Camila Osorio (84°) with a categorical 6-1 and 6-0 in the semifinals.
After a lackluster presentation at the Australian Openwhere she said goodbye in the first round, Sierra had just beaten the Taiwanese Joanna Garland (117°)the Ukrainian Yuliia Starodubtseva (101°) and the thai The larrude (131°). He arrived with confidence, but this Friday he could not maintain the level against a top rival, who dominated the match from the beginning and obtained the ticket to the final in just 46 minutes.
Sol will seek revenge next week in the WTA 250 in Ostrava, Czech Republicwhich is played indoors and awards $283,000 in prizes.
Despite the heavy defeat, Sierra, 21, has favorable signs for what is to come. Osorio’s current ranking does not reveal her true level, which catapulted her to 33rd place in the women’s circuit, where she has victories against major rivals such as the American Sofia Kenin and the Russian Veronika Kudermetova.
In the decisive instance, the 24-year-old Colombian will face the Croatian Donna Vekic (72nd and fourth seed)which surpassed the Russian Tatiana Prozorova (171°) by 6-2 and 6-4.
He WTA 125 from Manila, capital of the Philippinestakes place on cement courts and distributes a total of $115,000 in prizes.
