The 2022 WTA250 Guadalajara continues in Mexico, where the women's singles semi-final four were produced on the last matchday against Stevens vs. Karinskaya and Buzkova vs. Wang Qiang. It is worth noting that Wang Qiang is her first Tour Final Four after Last Year's Parma and the first hard-court Final Four after the 2019 Bronx.
Wang Qiang reached the semi-finals with a strong performance without losing a set in the first three rounds, and the final four were met by Czech player Uzkova. The latter eliminated No. 7 seed Mika Doi in the first round, and defeated defending champion Tomo in two sets in the quarter-finals, thus reaching the final four for two consecutive years. This is the second time the two have met after the 2019 Wu Net, the last time Wang Qiang defeated the opponent 6-3.
In the semi-finals, Wang Qiang played against Butzkova, and in the first set, Wang Qiang lost four consecutive sets in a 3-2 lead, thus losing a game first 3-6. In the first set, Wang Qiang failed to cash in on four break points, and the set ended with a double error point.
In the second set, Wang Qiang took the lead to break to open with a 3-1 lead, and in the 5th set, Wang Qiang missed 2 more break points, and Buzkova seized the opportunity to win five consecutive sets and then reversed the passive situation 6-3 and then went to the next city, thus defeating Wang Qiang in two sets and breaking into the women's singles final. It is worth noting that this is the third Tour title battle of Herkova's career, and she will attack the first title.
In another semi-final, after No. 6 seed Stevens lost the first set 3-6 and won the second set 7-5, opponent Karinskaya withdrew due to injury. The former US Open champion reached her first title race after reaching the 2018 finals, the tenth Tour final of her career. Next, the Americans will compete with Buzkova for the final title.
In addition, the women's doubles also ended a semi-final battle. No. 3 seeds Malozava / Christian eliminated the Japanese duo of Yukito / Mika Doi in two sets 6-2, 6-3. In the previous women's doubles semi-final, Wang Xinyu / Zhu Lin swept Bequetas / Moore 6-4, 6-0, following the 2019 Nanchang station, once again joined forces to reach the WTA championship battle. Next, the Malodzawa/Christian final will compete with the Chinese duo Zhu Lin/Wang Xinyu for the title.