Elena Rybakina has advanced to the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, defeating 18-year-old Mirra Andreeva 7-5, 6-1 in Stuttgart. Rybakina, the 2026 Australian Open champion, will now face off against Karolina Muchova in the final on Sunday, which will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Tennis.
The match against Andreeva was closely contested, with both players exchanging breaks in the first set before Rybakina's experience ultimately gave her the edge, allowing her to take the lead. From there, Rybakina, the 2024 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Champion, dominated the second set, winning the first five games to secure a composed victory.
'It feels amazing, I'm really happy,' Rybakina said, expressing her joy at making it to the final. She revealed that she had a late night on Friday, not going to bed until 2 am after her quarter-final match against Leylah Fernandez lasted over three hours. Despite the challenging schedule, 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, we did a regular warm-up, and we discussed the match strategy.
I'm really happy.' Rybakina is now focused on the final, stating, 'I will try to do my best and give all my energy tomorrow.' In other news, Flavio Cobolli secured his 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. The 23-year-old Italian described the match as 'one of my best ever,' and expressed his happiness at beating one of his friends on the tour. Cobolli's victory makes him the third player this season to make ATP Tour finals on both clay and hard courts, and he moves up to 12th in the live ATP rankings as he pursues his fourth ATP Tour title.