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Sakkari enters semis in Mexico; qualifies for WTA Finals

Updated on: 23 October,2022 08:10 AM IST  |  Guadalajara (Mexico)
AP , PTI |

Sakkari will play in the WTA Finals for the second straight year. The 27-year-old from Greece advanced to the semi-finals in Guadalajara a year ago

Sakkari enters semis in Mexico; qualifies for WTA Finals

Maria Sakkari

Sixth-ranked Maria Sakkari defeated Veronika Kudermetova 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 to advance to the semi-finals of the Guadalajara Open 1000 and clinch a place in the WTA Finals.


Sakkari, seeded fourth, will take on the winner of the late match between Marie Bouzkova and Anna Kalinskaya.


Sakkari will play in the WTA Finals for the second straight year. The 27-year-old from Greece advanced to the semi-finals in Guadalajara a year ago.


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Top-ranked Iga Swiatek and Ons Jabeur secured their berths with their efforts at the US Open, and Jessica Pegula arrived in Mexico after punching her ticket last week in San Diego. Others who qualified included Coco Gauff, Caroline Garcia, Aryna Sabalenka and Daria Kasatkina. Gauff, who secured her place with two wins this week, lost to Viktoria Azarenka 7-6 (2), 4-6, 6-3. Azarenka, a former No. 1-ranked player in the world, will face off against third-seeded Jessica Pegula, who cruised to a 6-2, 6-2 win over former US Open Champion Sloane Stephens.

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