(Guadalajara) Greece’s Maria Sakkari beat Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 in the quarterfinals of the Guadalajara Tennis Open on Friday night and earned her ticket to the WTA Finals.
Sixth player in the world and fourth seed of the tournament, Sakkari will face, in the semi-final of the tournament, the Czech Marie Bouzkova. The latter benefited from the withdrawal of the Russian Anna Kalinskaya when Bouzkova led 5-2 in the first set.
The other semi-final will see Belarusian Victoria Azarenka take on American Jessica Pegula.
In addition, Sakkari qualified for the WTA Finals for the second year in a row. Last year, in Mexico, she made her way to the semi-finals.
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In 2022, the competition will be held in Fort Worth, Texas from October 31 through November 7.
The list of qualified players also includes Iga Swiatek, Ons Jabeur, Pegula, Coco Gauff, Caroline Garcia, Aryna Sabalenka and Daria Kasatkina.
“Correct me if I’m wrong, but I think it’s a lot harder to do it twice in a row than once. That’s what I’m most proud of,” said the 27-year-old Greek.
“My season was difficult, at least from (the tournament) in Indian Wells, but at least I gave myself this opportunity to end the year strong. I think just qualifying for Fort Worth is the greatest gift I could give myself. »
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