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Qualifier Olivia Gadecki’s audacious Mexican run has been halted at the final hurdle, Australia’s new women’s tennis No.1 beaten in the Guadalajara final. The 22-year-old was the aggressor against Polish fifth seed Magdalena Frech, who absorbed that power to claim her maiden WTA title 7-6 6-4. Gadecki’s run from qualifying included the scalps of 2017 US Open champion Sloane Stephens, former Australian Open finalist Danielle Collins and Italy’s former top-20 talent Martina Trevisan.
“This is quite humbling; massive congrats to Magdalena; you played very well,” Gadecki said of the Guadalajara final. “You made me feel the love and I’m so happy I’ve been able to play my first final here. “Thank you to my family back home for supporting me and my team in London staying up all night to watch me, I really appreciate it.” Frech, 26, will rise to No.32 in the world with her first title. “Dreams do come true,” she said before heaping praise on the Australian.
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