The Ukrainian seventh seed has yet to drop a
set over the last two years on the Acapulco hard court, a hot
streak she will expect to extend when she meets unseeded Swiss
Stefanie Voegele in Saturday's final.
Voegele, ranked 183rd in the world, reached her first WTA-level
final appearance when she beat Swedish qualifier Rebecca
Peterson 6-4 7-6(5) in the second semi.
Tsurenko acknowledged she had struggled to close out her match
after leading 5-0 in the second set, but also credited her
third-seeded opponent with some spirited resistance.
"I think it was just getting more and more tough in the second
set because her defense was just amazing," the 28-year-old told
reporters after extending her perfect record against Gavrilova
to 5-0.
"It was confusing for me and I made a lot of mistakes, probably
because I lost some concentration, but I'm really happy I
finished 6-4 and didn't go to a tiebreak or something like
that."
Tsurenko, ranked 40th in the world, has three career titles.
(Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina; Editing by
John O'Brien)
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