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Marie Bouzkova shocks Aryna Sabalenka to reach Washington Open final as Ben Shelton is defeated | Tennis News

Marie Bouzkova pulled off a shock victory, coming from behind to defeat top seed Aryna Sabalenka 6-4 3-6 6-3 on Saturday night, after a lengthy weather delay, in the semifinals of the Mubadala Citi DC Open.

Trailing 2-1 in the third set, when lightning and rain interrupted play for three and a half hours, Bouzkova broke Sabalenka in the first game after the restart, before ripping off another break for a 5-3 lead and sealing the match against the Australian Open champion with a love game.

Sabalenka was playing her first tournament after withdrawing from Wimbledon due to a shoulder injury.

Awaiting Bouzkova in her first WTA 500 final is Spaniard Paula Badosa, who defeated American Caroline Dolehide 6-3 6-3 in the first semifinal.

Bouzkova won her only career title in 2002 in Prague. Ranked as high as No. 2, Badosa slipped to 62nd after a back injury sidelined her for six months last year.

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Fourth-seeded Sebastian Korda will face 10th-seeded Italian Flavio Cobolli in the men’s final, with both men seeking their first ATP Tour title.

Korda beat fifth-seeded Frances Tiafoe of nearby College Park, Maryland, 6-4, 6-4 in an all-American match that ended shortly after midnight.

Cobolli defeated Ben Shelton, the United States’ second seed, 4-6 7-5 6-3 in a match moved to a secondary court.

Korda is aiming to become the first American to win the Washington event since Andy Roddick in 2007.

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