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SAN DIEGO — Sixth-seeded Marta Kostyuk fought off an early deficit to beat top seed Jessica Pegula 7-6(4), 6-1 and reach the final of the San Diego Open. With the surprise comeback, Kostyuk, of Ukraine, moved into Sunday's final where she will face qualifier Katie Boulter, who bested third-seeded Emma Navarro 6-3, 6-1 in the other semifinal match. Pegula jumped to a 5-1 lead in the first set against Kostyuk, who came back to in a tiebreaker. The unseeded Boulter has pulled off a string of upsets to reach the final.
