Rybakina Dominates Andreeva to Secure Spot in Stuttgart Final

Elena Rybakina has booked her place in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix final after a convincing 7-5, 6-1 victory over 18-year-old Mirra Andreeva in Stuttgart. Rybakina, the 2026 Australian Open champion, will face Karolina Muchova in Sunday's final, which will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Tennis from midday. The match was closely contested in the first set, with both players trading breaks, but Rybakina's experience ultimately paid off as she took the lead. She then dominated the second set, winning the first five games to secure a composed win. 'It feels great, I'm really happy,' Rybakina said after the match. 'I didn't get to participate in this tournament last year, so I'm thrilled to have made it to the final.' Rybakina revealed that she had a late night on Friday, not going to bed until 2am, after her quarter-final match against Leylah Fernandez lasted over three hours. Despite the lack of sleep, Rybakina was pleased with her performance, saying, 'I'm pretty happy with how I played after a three-hour match yesterday.' She added, 'I managed to sleep in and we had a regular warm-up, and we discussed the match. I'm really happy.' Rybakina is now looking forward to the final, saying, 'I will try to do my best and give it my all tomorrow.' In other news, Flavio Cobolli secured his spot in the ATP 500 Munich final with a 6-3, 6-3 win over world No 3 Alexander Zverev. Cobolli, who fired 32 winners and lost just eight points on his first serve, will play Ben Shelton in Sunday's final, live on Sky Sports Tennis from 2pm. 'It was one of my best matches ever, against one of my best friends on Tour,' said Cobolli. 'He's a great guy, and we have a good relationship with his team, so it was tough to play against him. But today, I think I played one of my best matches, and I'm really happy with my performance.' 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 chases his fourth ATP Tour title and third at ATP 500 level.