Jessica Pegula reached the final of the tournament in Doha, defeating Maria Sakkari in 3 sets, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1.
Jessica Pegula, in the final in Doha – the American eliminated Maria Sakkari
Jessica Pegula (WTA 4) continued her perfect run from Doha on Friday and edged past Maria Sakkari (WTA 7) after a match that lasted 121 minutes.
After a controlled first set, the American struggled in the second act, when Maria Sakkari managed to fight back from 2-4 down to take the match to a decisive moment.
In the third set, Pegula lost only one game to Maria Sakkari and reached the final stage of the tournament.
BRILLIANT Jessica uD83EuDEE1@JLPegula beat Sakkari 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 to reach her first singles final in 2023!#Qatar tennis pic.twitter.com/qdW69hPiIn
— wta (@WTA) February 17, 2023
There, Jessica Pegula will meet the winner of the duel Iga Svyatek (1 WTA) – Veronika Kudermetova (11 WTA).
The Qatar TotalEnergies Open (from Doha) runs from February 13 to 18 on hard, is part of the WTA 500 category, has a total prize pool of $780,637, and the title is won by Iga Sviatek (title won in 2022).
Source: Hot News
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