Sakkari Celebrates Her Spot in the Athens Open Final!

Greece’s top female tennis player once again confirmed that she is in excellent physical and mental condition, defeating Russia’s Alina Korneeva, and celebrating her advancement to the grand final of the WTA 250 tournament!

Sakkari dominated the first set, which she won by a commanding 6-1, while in the second set, although she faced significantly more challenges and saw her opponent pushing her to even the score, she ultimately found a way to close it out 7-5 and secure the important victory!

Now, Sakkari awaits her opponent in Sunday’s final, who will emerge from the match between Towson and Krejcikova.

The semifinal began with Korneeva giving Sakkari a tough time, but Sakkari managed to hold her serve and take the first game, while the Russian tied the score at 1-1. However, Sakkari then found her rhythm and, after taking a 2-1 lead, secured the first break of the match to go up 3-1. Completely dominant, the Greek tennis player won the next two games as well, reaching 6-1 with 8 winners and 28 points won, compared to her opponent’s 14!

In the second set, Korneeva played more competitively and took a 1-0 and then a 2-1 lead, with Sakkari responding and capitalizing on her serve to tie the score at 2-2. Two consecutive breaks followed, with Korneeva taking the lead again at 4-3, but Sakkari found her rhythm once more and, after tying the score at 4-4, she broke serve again to take the lead and ultimately reached 7-5 to win the set 2-0 and advance to the final!

*photo source: AP