Rybakina Overpowers Andreeva to Reach Stuttgart Final

Elena Rybakina secured her 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, which will be broadcast 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 emerging with a composed victory. "I feel great and I'm extremely happy," Rybakina said. "I missed this tournament last year, so I'm thrilled to be in the final." Despite having a late night on Friday after her quarter-final match against Leylah Fernandez lasted over three hours, Rybakina was pleased with her performance. "I'm really happy with how I played after a three-hour match yesterday," Rybakina said. She added, "I managed to sleep in, we had a regular warm-up, and we discussed the match. I'm super happy and I will try to give it my all and use all my energy tomorrow." Earlier on Saturday, Flavio Cobolli was overcome with emotion after securing 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 face Ben Shelton in the final on Sunday, live on Sky Sports Tennis from 2 pm. "It was one of my best matches ever, against one of my closest friends on the Tour," Cobolli said. "He's a great guy, and we have a good relationship with his team, so it was a bit 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 pursues his fourth ATP Tour title and third at ATP 500 level after winning his maiden trophy in Bucharest last year.