"Going to be very tough" says Kontaveit on facing Sakkari in St. Petersburg final

The St. Petersburg final will be played today at 14:30 and it will be Estonian Anett Kontaveit against Greek Maria Sakkari.

Kontaveit had a much easier going than Sakkari in the semifinal beating her opponent in two sets while the Greek player had to play 3 very emotional sets. Kontavei will certainly have a physical advantage in the match and it could prove key for the matchup where Kontaveit generally has had the upper hand recently. They played a whooping 12 times before with the score being 6-6 but in 2021 it was 3-2 for Kontaveit.

On the matchup, Anett said:

"Tomorrow’s match against Maria, she’s a very good player, a very consistent player. It’s going to be very tough, but I think I have to bring my best game, be ready for everything, be positive with myself and fight through all the situations that are coming my way tomorrow."

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She will need to be as good as she was against Osapenko as Sakkari is capable of bringing a similar type of intensity. On the mathc against Ostapenko, Kontaveit said:

"It was a very competitive match. I really had to bring very good energy to come through on top today. She’s a very aggressive player, so I had to be really ready for her big shots, and just be as consistent and take my chances when I could. I felt like I did that really well today. I was very positive and had good energy and worked really hard today."