WTA FINALS 2022 – Sabalenka, Sakkari in Semifinals: Aryna Sabalenka & Maria Sakkari has made it to the SEMIFINALS of WTA Tour FINALS in Fort Worth. Sabalenka eliminated Jessica Pegula from the WTA Finals with a 6- 3 7-5 group stage victory on Friday. Sakkari on the other hand disposed off Ons JABEUR in straight sets by 6-2, 6-3. Belarusian world number seven Sabalenka finished the group stage with a 2-1 record. While Sakkari won all her 3 matches: Follow WTA Finals Fort Worth Live Updates & WTA FINALS Standings LIVE with InsideSport.IN
See you on Sunday 👋@SabalenkaA achieves a maiden SF appearance at the WTA Finals!#WTAFinals pic.twitter.com/sPLQzNcHpg
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World number three Pegula then fought off four set points to break straight back but Sabalenka broke to love in the next game to wrap up the set.
Pegula fell behind 2-0 in the second but fought back before Sabalenka, at 3-3, delivered a love hold and then came back from 40-15 down for a crushing service break before the top-ranked American returned the favour to extend the set.
But Sabalenka held to love for the third time in the set and fourth in the match for a 6-5 lead and then closed it out on her second match point when she ripped a backhand crosscourt winner.
“She’s an amazing player and she made me really work tonight,” Sabalenka said in her on-court interview.
“Just happy that I was really focused from the beginning to the end and I was able to finish this match in two sets.
World number two Jabeur of Tunisia and No. 5 Sakkari are scheduled to begin their match at 8 p.m. ET (0000 GMT).
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