Kostyuk defeated Pegula and reached the final of the WTA 500 tournament in Brisbane!

Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk (WTA 26) reached the final of the challenging WTA 500 tournament held in Brisbane (Australia)!

In the semi-finals, the Ukrainian player defeated the world’s sixth racket in two sets Jessica Pegula (USA) In 56 minutes.

WTA 500 Brisbane. Difficult, 1/2 final

Jessica Pegula (USA) [4] – Marta Kostyuk (Ukrainian) [16] – 0:6, 3:6

Marta had her sixth one-on-one match against Pegula and earned her second victory; Her first victory since 2024, when she defeated Jessica in the 500 semifinals in San Diego.

In the final of the competition in Brisbane, Kostyuk will compete against current champion and world number one Aryna Sabalenka, who defeated Carolina Muchova in the semi-final match. Marta had previously played against Arina four times and suffered four defeats.

Kostyuk won her third consecutive victory against tennis players in the top 10 of the WTA rankings. In the previous two rounds in Brisbane, Marta eliminated Amanda Anisimova and Mirra Andreeva. In total, the Ukrainian player has 12 victories against representatives of the top 10 in his career.

Kostyuk will make the fourth final of his career at Tour level and the first since April 2024. Then Marta lost to Elena Rybakina in the cup fight.

Video review of the match

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