Tennis, WTA – Catalonia Open Solgironès 2026: Korpatsch defeats Bassols Ribera

Tamara Korpatsch got here again from a set right down to beat Spanish native hope Marina Bassols Ribera 3-6, 6-0, 6-4 on Saturday and attain the ultimate of the Catalonia Open Solgironès in Girona, the third last of her profession and the second of 2026.

The 30-year-old German, ranked No 99, misplaced the primary set earlier than producing two dominant units to shut it out. Bassols Ribera, ranked No 183 and enjoying in entrance of a house crowd in Catalonia, had been the story of the week – she had crushed No 5 seed Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-2, 6-1 within the quarter-finals and pushed Korpatsch onerous within the opener earlier than working out of steam.

Korpatsch received her solely WTA title at Cluj-Napoca in 2023 and reached her second profession last in Ostrava in February 2026, shedding on that event. She arrives in Sunday’s last with momentum and a possibility to say her second tour-level title.

She faces Australian Daria Kasatkina, the No 7 seed, who has received 4 WTA titles and brings significantly extra expertise to a last on a floor she handles effectively.