Isabella Shikinova reaches Orense tennis final

Bulgarian tennis player Isabella Shikinova has qualified for the singles final at the $60,000 hard court tournament in Orense, Spain. Shikinova secured her fourth consecutive victory by defeating the Netherlands' Britt Du Pre in a three-set match, finishing 6:2, 5:7, 6:3 after two hours and six minutes of play.

Shikinova's path to the final included a notable quarterfinal victory over the tournament seed and former world No. 59, Greet Minnen of Belgium. She will face either Kazakhstan's Sonya Ziaeva or Japan's Rina Saigo in the title match.

The 34-year-old athlete currently holds 27 single titles on the World Tennis Tour, with her most recent three trophies won last year in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.