Alert: Anett Kontaveit edges Maria Sakkari in three sets to reach WTA Finals title match
The Estonian rallied from a break down in the third set to defeat Sakkari in a tense battle.
Tennis – WTA Tour Finals – Panamerican Tennis Center, Guadalajara, Mexico – November 10, 2021 Estonia’s Anett Kontaveit in action during her group stage match against Czech Republic’s Barbora Krejcikova || 212312_0010
Anett Kontaveit reached her biggest career final at the AKRON WTA Finals in Guadalajara, defeating Maria Sakkari 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 on Tuesday evening. Kontaveit continues her run of torrid tennis – she has now won 29 of her last 32 matches.
The Estonian is the first woman from her country to ever reach the WTA Finals – she will face Garbine Mugruza for the title on Wednesday evening.
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