Tennis-Dolehide stuns Kenin, books Guadalajara title clash with Sakkari

Tennis - WTA 1000 - Guadalajara Open - Panamerican Tennis Center, Guadalajara, Mexico - September 22, 2023 Caroline Dolehide of the U.S. celebrates winning her semi final match against Sofia Kenin of the U.S. REUTERS/Henry Romero

GUADALAJARA, Mexico (Reuters) - Caroline Dolehide, ranked 111th in the world, beat former Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin on Friday to reach her first WTA final at the Guadalajara Open, where she will face second seed Maria Sakkari of Greece.

Playing in her first career semi-final, the 25-year-old Dolehide fought back from a break down in both sets against Kenin to win the all-American clash 7-5 6-3 in an hour and 25 minutes.