Elena Rybakina secured a spot in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix final by defeating 18-year-old Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-1 in Stuttgart on Saturday. Rybakina, the 2026 Australian Open champion, will face Karolina Muchova in the final on Sunday, broadcasting live on Sky Sports Tennis from midday.
The match was closely contested, with both players exchanging breaks in the first set before Rybakina's experience paid off, allowing her to take the lead. Rybakina then dominated the second set, winning the first five games and ultimately claiming a composed victory.
"It feels great, I'm extremely happy," Rybakina stated. "I missed this tournament last year, so I'm thrilled to be in the final." Despite having a late night on Friday, following her quarter-final match against Leylah Fernandez that lasted over three hours, Rybakina expressed satisfaction with her performance. "I'm pretty happy with how I played after a three-hour match yesterday," Rybakina said. She added, "I will try to do my best and give all my energy tomorrow." Earlier on Saturday, Flavio Cobolli secured a spot in the ATP 500 Munich final after defeating world No.
3 Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-3. Cobolli, who fired 32 winners and lost just eight points on his first serve, will face Ben Shelton in the final on Sunday. "It was one of my best matches ever, against one of my best friends on Tour," Cobolli said. Cobolli's victory makes him the third player this season to reach ATP Tour finals on both clay and hard courts, joining Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz.
He also moves up to 12th in the live ATP rankings as he pursues his fourth ATP Tour title and third at ATP 500 level.