​Olena Rybakina defeated Maria Sakkari in three sets and will meet Aryna Sabalenko for the semifinals of the 2023 Tournament of Champions.

Olena Rybakina, an important victory with Maria Sakkari at the 2023 Tournament of Champions

Sakkari won the only game of the match against Sabalenka, and the match against Rybakina didn’t get off to a better start either, with the 2022 Wimbledon champion winning her first set 6-0.

Maria did not give up the fight and won the tiebreak in the second set (by 4), but Olena was more careful and won the tiebreak (by 2).

In another match of the Bacalar group, Jessica Pegula defeated Aryna Sabalenko and advanced to the semifinals.

Bachelor’s group, rating

1. Jessica Pegula (favourite 5) 2-0 (W/W) / 4-0 (Sets) / 25-14 (Games)

1. Aryna Sabalenko (1) 1-1 / 2-2 / 19-13

3. Olena Rybakina (4) 1-1 / 2-3 / 26-26

4. Maria Sakkari (8) 0-2 / 1-4 / 14-31.

The last matches in the Bakalar group will be Aryna Sabalenko – Olena Rybakina and Jessica Pegula – Maria Sakkari.

The result of the match between Olena Rybakina and Maria Sakkari

The 2023 Tournament of Champions takes place from October 29 to November 5 on hard court in Cancun, Mexico. Its total prize pool is $9,000,000, starting with the top eight players of the season, and the reigning champion is Caroline Garcia (she did not qualify for this year’s edition).