⁍ Victoria Azarenka beats Maria Sakkari to reach J&T Banka Ostrava Open final.
⁍ Azarenka will face fellow Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka in Sunday’s final.
⁍ Sabalenka beat American Jennifer Brady 6-4 6-4 in the other semi-final.
– Victoria Azarenka cruised to a 6-1, 6-3 victory over Maria Sakkari on Saturday to reach the final of the J&T Banka Ostaru Open in Ostaru, Belarus, Reuters reports. The fourth-seeded Azarenka broke Sakkari’s serve five times in the match. She will play fellow Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka in Sunday’s final, who beat American Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-4. Sabalenka, who came within a whisker of being dumped out by world number 73 Sara Sorribes Tormo in the previous round, fired 22 winners and won 72% of her first serve points as she beat Brady to set up the first all-Belarusian WTA final.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-prague/azarenka-and-sabalenka-set-for-all-belarusian-final-in-prague-idUSKBN2790R9