Sakkari and Rybakina through to semi-finals at St Petersburg Ladies Trophy 2020
WTAFriday, 14 February 2020 at 16:25
Semi-finalists are confirmed at the St Petersburg Ladies Trophy with Maria Sakkari and Elena Rybakina both through after brilliant victories.
Sakkari was probably the most impressive as she edged past top seed Belinda Bencic to pick up her third Top 5 win of her career.
The World No.21 fought back from a set down to upset the Swiss ace in a 2-6, 6-4, 6-3 victory. She produced more winners than Bencic hitting 20 to 13; also had fewer unforced errors than the World No.5 with 17 compared to 20.
She will now square off against the eighth seed Rybakina; who defeated Oceane Dodin in three sets in the earlier Quarter-Final.
The World No.25 had a tough test though and had to come from the brink of elimination to defeat the French qualifier in a 6-7, 7-5, 6-2 victory where she had to save two match points in order to book her place in the final four.
Rybakina was one point away from defeat at one point as the World No.159 had opportunities to score her fifth victory of the week after previously upsetting Johanna Konta. However, the former claimed seven straight games from that scare and eased through from there.
https://twitter.com/WTA/status/1228334722935222272?s=20
Just In
Popular News
Latest Comments
- Players need to STOP TRYING TO JUSTIFY THEIR INCLUSION! They are not ambassadors for women in Saudi Arabia, they are not politicians, and they will never make a difference for females in that 'culture'. This little tennis "tournament" changes nothing. Players were lured by the money, opted to participate, and should just keep their predictable excuses and Women's Freedom Fairy Tales to themselves. Period. Like most things in Life -- one cannot make an argument relating to the Saudi Regime and, at the same time, triple your bank account with their "gifts".
mandoist03-11-2024 - Players need to STOP TRYING TO JUSTIFY THEIR INCLUSION! They are not ambassadors for women in Saudi Arabia, they are not politicians, and they will never make a difference for females in that 'culture'. This little tennis "tournament" changes nothing. Players were lured by the money, opted to participate, and should just keep their predictable excuses and Women's Freedom Fairy Tales to themselves. Period. Like most things in Life -- one cannot make an argument against the Saudi Regime and, at the same time, triple your bank account with their "gifts".mandoist03-11-2024
- Bring 'm on already! Cannot wait.MrAndreeva29-10-2024
- First of all, there is only one laughing emoji in her Insta story and not “several”. Also, you may want to check recent articles which has paparazzi photos of her driving a Porsche🤣Lyca29-10-2024
- Just give her some time to develop without constant scrutinyLyca27-10-2024
