Terrible Maria reached the semifinals of the Guadalajara Open and the WTA Finals

Maria Sakkari (No. 6 in the world) will be at the WTA Finals! The Greek tennis player showed character against Veronika Kurdemetova (No. 12 in the world), winning 2-1 sets (6-1, 5-7, 6-4) and qualifying for the semi-finals of the Guadalajara Open, securing her presence there WTA Finals.

In short, Sakkari practically won two qualifiers thanks to one win, proving for the second year in a row that she belongs among the elite of women’s tennis by qualifying for the WTA Finals.

The Greek tennis player equalized in the first set, leaving no room for her Russian opponent. The result was a party that won the first set 6-1.

In the second sentence, Kundermetova gave her answer. After a long struggle, the Russian managed to stay alive by winning the second set 7-5, with everything now decided in the third set.

In the final set of the match, Sakkari gave the signal from the start, after getting away 2-0 with a good morning on the Russian’s serve. All she had to do from there was hold her serve and she would reach his semifinals Guadalajara Open and the WTA Finals.

That’s exactly what she did, even when it took her in the final game when she saw Kurdemetova bounce back from a 30-0 deficit and take a 40-30 lead, threatening to equalize 5-5. Maria responded with three points in a row, winning the third set 6-4 and qualifying.