Elena Rybakina has advanced to the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, defeating 18-year-old Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-1. Rybakina, the 2026 Australian Open champion, will face Karolina Muchova in the final, which will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Tennis. The match was closely contested, with both players trading breaks in the first set before Rybakina's experience gave her the edge, allowing her to take a 1-0 lead.
Rybakina dominated the second set, winning the first five games to secure a confident victory. "I'm feeling great and I'm really happy," Rybakina said. "I missed this tournament last year, so I'm glad to have made it to the final." Despite a late night on Friday, following her quarter-final match against Leylah Fernandez, Rybakina was pleased with her performance.
"I'm happy with how I played, considering I had a three-hour match yesterday," she said. Rybakina is now looking forward to the final, saying, "I will give it my all and use all my energy tomorrow." In other news, Flavio Cobolli has secured his spot in the ATP 500 Munich final, 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. "It was one of my best matches ever, against one of my closest friends on the Tour," Cobolli said. "I'm really happy with my performance and I think I played one of my best matches." Cobolli's victory has also moved him up to 12th in the live ATP rankings as he pursues his fourth ATP Tour title.