Maria Sakkari and Daria Kasatkina inch closer to WTA Finals
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WTA stars Maria Sakkari and Daria Kasatkina moved closer to securing a berth at the WTA Finals after advancing at the Guadalajara Open in Mexico.
World number six Sakkari defeated Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine 6-4 6-4 after a gritty match saw a combined 22 break point opportunities.Ā
Sakkari will face either American Danielle Collins or Magdalena Frech of Poland in the round-of-16.
The Russian told WTA Insider: "As much as I was trying to push away the thought of the WTA Finals, to trick myself, I cannot.
Five #WTAFinals spots remain š
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Depending on results in Guadalajara...
Gauff, Sabalenka, Garcia, Kasatkina, Kudermetova, Sakkari, Badosa, Bencic, Keys, Collins, Kvitova, Haddad Maia, Alexandrova, Ostapenko, Krejcikova, Rybakina & Samsonova all have a shot at making the final 8! pic.twitter.com/CdinE7tlvA
Rybakina of Kazakhstan has now won both of her meetings with the Czech in straight sets.