Great Britain’s No. 2 Katie Boulter advanced to her third final of the year after beating No. 6 seed Yuan Yue of China 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 at the Hong Kong Tennis Open on Saturday .
She won earlier this season in San Diego and Nottingham and will face top seed Diana Shnaider of Russia on Sunday for the title. Boulter scored 68 percent (40 of 59) on his first serve and converted six of 15 free throws.
Shnaider has three career titles to his name — all this season. She advanced by defeating third-seeded Leylah Fernandez of Canada, 6-4, 6-2 after five break points in 87 minutes.
Jiangxi Open
Unseen Swiss Viktorija Golubic defeated top seed Marie Bouzkova 6-1, 6-2 to advance to the final in Jiujiang, China.
The Czech dominated the opening three rounds, winning each match in straight sets, but was ousted by Golubic on the strength of eight service breaks by the Swiss in a 77-minute match.
In the finals, Golubic will face Rebecca Sramkova from Slovakia, who plays at number 2, who defeated Laura Siegemund from Germany 7-6 (4), 6-2. Sramkova saved 12 of 15 break points while breaking the German five times.
Sramkova will be in her fourth final of the season, winning in Hua Hin.
–Field Level Media
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