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, broadcast live on Sky Sports Tennis. The match was closely contested, with both players exchanging breaks in the first set before Rybakina's experience ultimately paid off, allowing her to take the lead. Rybakina dominated the second set, winning the first five games and cruising to a confident victory.
'I'm feeling great and extremely happy,' Rybakina said. 'I missed this tournament last year, so I'm thrilled to be in the final.' Despite limited rest due to her quarter-final match against Leylah Fernandez lasting over three hours, Rybakina expressed satisfaction with her performance. 'I'm pretty happy with how I played after a three-hour match yesterday,' she said. Rybakina revealed she didn't sleep until 2am on Friday night but managed to sleep in and have a regular warm-up before the semi-final.
'I will try to give it my all and exert every bit of energy I have tomorrow,' she added. In other news, Flavio Cobolli defeated world No. 3 Alexander Zverev 6-3, 6-3 to secure his spot in the ATP 500 Munich final.
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 closest friends on the Tour,' Cobolli said. With this victory, Cobolli becomes 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.