Kaitlin Quevedo vs Anna Blinkova — SF — SP Open

Kaitlin Quevedo is through to the SP Open final, beating fourth seed Anna Blinkova 6-4 2-6 6-4 in a semifinal that ran two hours and 22 minutes. Blinkova finished with the larger totals — 97 points to 96, 14 games to 13. The first set turned on an exchange of breaks in the opening two games and a Quevedo break in game 10. The second belonged to Blinkova, who broke in game 1 and again in game 7 for 5-2, converting both break points she saw; Quevedo went 0-for-7 in that set. In the decider Quevedo broke for 4-2 and Blinkova broke back in game 7. Quevedo won 79 percent of her first-serve points in that set, her highest of the three. Across the match Blinkova converted four of her eight break points, Quevedo three of 13. Quevedo, a 20-year-old Spaniard seeded seventh, had not dropped a set this week, conceding 12 games across her first three matches. She began the season at WTA No. 141. The two had no prior meetings on record. Blinkova, WTA No. 94, had also arrived on a three-match run here. Quevedo now plays for the title.