Marina Stakusic is one win away from her first profession WTA Tour title.
The Canadian teen upset No. 6 seed and world No. 112 Sara Sorribes Tormo 7-6 (3), 7-6 (0) within the semifinals of Abierto Tampico on Friday in Mexico.
The 19-year-old Stakusic, ranked one hundred and fortieth on the planet, will face No. 5 seed and world No. 85 Anna Blinkova of Russia within the closing on Saturday.
Blinkova beat Vancouver’s Rebecca Marino 7-6 (8), 6-7 (4), 6-2 within the different semifinal.
The unheralded Stakusic made headlines late final 12 months when she helped Canada win the Billie Jean King Cup.
Stakusic, from Mississauga, Ont., certified for her first profession Grand Slam earlier this 12 months at Wimbledon.
Blinkova, 26, has one profession event title, prevailing at a event in Romania two years in the past.
Abierto Tampico is a WTA Tour 125 occasion, the bottom class for tour-level occasions.
