World number one Iga Swiatek of Poland rallied after a rain delay to defeat sixth-ranked American Jessica Pegula on Saturday and reach the WTA San Diego Open final.
Swiatek, seeking her eighth title of the year, advanced to her ninth WTA final of the season by defeating Pegula 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 after two hours and six minutes. But the three-time Grand Slam champion will have to wait until Sunday to find out her opponent in the championship match.
Heavy rain forced suspension of the second semi-final with 19th-ranked American Danielle Collins, this year's Australian Open runner-up, leading Croatia's 77th-ranked Donna Vekic 4-6, 6-4, 4-2, after two hours and 29 minutes. In a rematch of this year's French and US Open quarter-finals, Swiatek dropped the first set just before a lengthy rain delay that allowed the 21-year-old Polish star to regroup.
"I came back and I wanted to be really composed and not lose in those important moments," Swiatek said.
