Tennis
Sakkari meets Pegula in the background with a ticket to the Qatar Open final
Maria Sakkari meets Jessica Pegula to qualify for the Qatar Open final.
Maria Sakkari (No. 7 in the world rankings) meets the American Jessica Pegula (No. 3) at the Qatar Open (February 17, 3.30 p.m., NOVA Sports 6 and Live Sportish) with a place in the final of the tournament in Doha as backdrop.
The two tennis players will open the program as their duel precedes the other semifinal between Iga Sviotek and Veronika Kudermertova.
Maria Sakkari cleared Garcia’s hurdle in the quarterfinals in a thriller while Jessica Pegula cleared her effortlessly Beatriz Haddad Maia with 2: 0 sets (6: 3, 6: 2).
Sakkari and Pegula have faced each other six times in the past, with Maria winning their duels 4-2. In 2022, the two faced each other four times, winning two games each.
Source: sport 24
