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Rybakina Advances to Porsche Tennis Final
19 Apr
Summary
- Rybakina will face Muchova in the Stuttgart final on Sunday.
- Kostyuk advanced to the Rouen Open final via walkover.
- Rybakina won the 2026 Australian Open and reached Indian Wells finals.
Top-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan secured her spot in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix final in Stuttgart, Germany, on Saturday. She defeated sixth-seeded Mirra Andreeva in a commanding 7-5, 6-1 victory.
Rybakina's opponent in Sunday's final will be No. 7 seed Karolina Muchova from the Czech Republic. Muchova achieved her place in the final by overcoming No. 4 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine with a score of 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
In the Rouen Metropolitan Open in France, top-seeded Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine dominated her semifinal match, defeating Germany's Tatjana Maria 6-3, 6-0. Kostyuk will compete for the title against her compatriot, teenage qualifier Veronika Podrez.
Podrez advanced to the final via a walkover after Romania's Sonia Cirstea withdrew due to a leg injury. Kostyuk is aiming for her second WTA title, her first since a 2023 championship in Austin, Texas.
