She will find a big and difficult obstacle on her way to the Tokyo final Maria Sakkari.
And that’s because, after her impressive and easy victory over Caroline Garcia, who overcame her barrier for the second week in a row, after the Guadalajara tournament, she will face in the semifinals Jessica Pegula (7:15), which is ranked No. 4 in the world.
The Greek champion will be looking for one more big win, not only to get close to a title, but also to collect as many points as possible in order to be in the WTA Finals, which will be held in November in Cancun, Mexico, where the eight best athletes of the year will participate.
To get here, the American tennis player had to throw them out of sequence Socket and Kasatkina.
This will be the ninth time in their careers that will face each other, with the best Greek tennis player counting five wins, against three of its current opponent.
In case of victory and qualification to the final, Sakkari will face the winner Kundermetova-Pavlyuchenkova, which will have arisen from earlier, as the game between them will start at 6:00.
