Magdalena Frech to face Caroline Garcia, Camila Osorio to go up against Olivia Gadecki in Guadalajara Open semifinal

The semifinal line up of the WTA 500 event the Guadalajara Open has been completed on Friday. The tournament is moving towards conclusion where the remaining players are giving their all to secure the ultimate prize. The fans are set to see a new winner of the competition as Maria Sakkari, who won the competition last year, did not take part in the tournament this year.

In the first semifinal, Poland’s Magdalena Frech will face France’s Caroline Garcia. The world number 43 booked her place in the last four after beating Canada’s Marina Stakusic in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 6-3. In the contest, Frech remained dominant throughout as she converted three break points, two more than her opponent. She won 63.4 percent service points as well.

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On the other hand, Garcia cemented her spot in the next round after being awarded a walkover against Marie Bouzkova. It will be the only second meeting between the two in professional tennis. In the only previous meeting, which was earlier this year in the Australian Open second round, it was Frech who came out on top in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 7-6.

In the other semifinal, Colombia’s Camila Osorio will face Australia’s Olivia Gadecki. Osorio cemented her spot in the last four after beating Russia’s Kamilla Rakhimova in straight sets with a score of 7-6, 6-2. Osorio was dominant on her serve in the match, as she won 61.6 percent of service points. She won 66.7 percent points on her first serve as well.

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On the other hand, Gadecki registered her spot in the semifinal after beating Italy’s Martina Trevisan in a three-set encounter with a score of 6-2, 3-6, 6-1. The primary difference between the players in the match was Gadecki’s ability to break the serve of her opponent. She did that on eight occasions. She also won 53.4 percent service points. It will be the first-ever meeting between the two in professional tennis.

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