Ekaterina Alexandrova moves on to face Anett Kontaveit in the #VTBKremlinCup final after Sakkari retires.
Alexandrova through to Kremlin Cup final after Sakkari retirement
WTASaturday, 23 October 2021 at 13:35
Ekaterina Alexandrova will face Anett Kontaveit in the final of the VTB Kremlin Cup in Moscow tomorrow after receiving a walkover midway through the first set against Maria Sakkari.
Alexandrova went 4-1 up against Sakkari before a medical timeout was called by the Greek.
Seemingly, she was struggling with a medical issue which promptly saw her decide to retire and with her WTA Finals qualification now secure, she likely did not want to take the risk.
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Now Alexandrova is set to take on Kontaveit who beat Sakkari in the final in Ostrava only a few weeks ago, she breezed past Marketa Vondrousova and now with a WTA Finals spot in her sights, she will aim to see off the Russian tomorrow on home soil.
For Sakkari, she is entered into Courmayeur next week but this is unlikely now to be the case with a mix of this retirement likely due to fatigue and also her qualification for Mexico now being secured.
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