Emiliana Arango advances to the semifinals of the GDL Open 2025

Colombian Emiliana Arango continues to champion Latin America at the GDL Open AKRON 2025 WTA 500. In a match she dominated from start to finish, she defeated Canadian Marina Stakusic 6-2, 6-3 to advance to the semifinals of the competition.

Arango continues to establish herself as one of the favorites to win the title in the Jalisco capital. With her charisma and dynamism on the field, the South American has won the affection of the Guadalajara fans, who made their unwavering support felt throughout the match against Stakusic.

Once Emiliana took the lead, she never let go. The first set was a clear demonstration of her power against Marina, who at noon this Friday had to fight for her spot in the quarterfinals against Jelena Ostapenko, so the Canadian's fatigue was noticeable. However, she never gave up.

Three breaks of serve and solid racquet shots were enough for Arango to take the lead into the next set. However, in the second set, Emiliana had to be patient, as Marina surprised everyone by taking a temporary lead.

But Arango wasn't about to give up. With grit and determination, the Colombian took advantage of her opponent's mistakes to turn things around and claim the decisive victory. Emiliana had a 75% effectiveness rate on her first serve and won 64% of her points.

In the following instance, Emiliana Arango will be competing against Frenchwoman Elsa Jacquemot , the same one who, in previous phases, has defeated Maria Sakkari, Elise Mertens and Tatjana Maria.