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Stearns, 22, thus ends in style a tough run, during which she notably ousted, in the quarter-finals, the Italian defending champion, Lucia Bronzetti, in three sets (4-6, 6-4, 5-7), after 3 hours 15 minutes of play.
She qualified for the final by winning on Friday against the Bulgarian Viktoriya Tomova (84th), in three sets, 6-7, 7-5, 7-6. Sheriff, for her part, punched her ticket for the final at the expense of the Russian Kamilla Rakhimova (6-0, 6-1).
Against the Egyptian, Stearns immediately imposed her game, managing to break twice to dominate the first set 6-2 in 33 minutes.
While the public, who came in large numbers to the club of the Union sportive des cheminots du Maroc (USCM) to attend this final, expected a reaction from Shérif, it was Stearns who confirmed his domination to win the second set (6-1) in 38 minutes and the game in 1 hour 12 minutes.
In a statement to MAP, Stearns said she was happy to win the title, saying she played with commitment and confidence, approaching each match as if it were a final.
For her part, Shérif said she was satisfied with her participation in this edition and her qualification for the final, saluting the Moroccan public who were committed to her cause.
The doubles title went to the pair of Russians Irina Khromacheva and Yana Sizikova, who defeated Kazakh Anna Danilina and Chinese Yifan Xu in two sets 6-3 6-2 on Friday.
The winner of the SAR Princess Lalla Meryem Tennis Grand Prix, which runs until May 25 and is worth $267,000, pockets a total of 250 points in the WTA rankings, compared to 163 for the finalist and 98 for the semi-finalists.
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