Jessica Pegula has advanced to the final of the Korea Open by beating Yanina Wickmayer 6-4, 6-3. Fourth-ranked Pegula held off a late challenge from the Belgian and will face No. 128 Yuan Yue in the final. Leylah Fernandez advanced to her first final in 19 months after a 6-2, 7-5 victory over fifth-seeded Anna Blinkova at the Hong Kong Open.
SEOUL — Jessica Pegula advanced to the final of the Korea Open by beating Yanina Wickmayer 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday.
A late break in the first set gave the American the lead, and she extended the advantage to 4-1 in the second set to all but end the contest against the 83rd-ranked Wickmayer. Pegula, with titles at Montreal and Tokyo already this year, is looking to capture her second title of the tour’s Asian swing when she meets Yuan for the first time on Sunday.
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