Greece’s Maria Sakkari upset Swiss world number five Belinda Bencic 2-6 6-4 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the 2020 St. Petersburg Ladies’ Trophy in Russia, agonasport.com reports.
The Greek athlete has now reached the semifinals of a WTA tournament for the eighth time in her career, the fifth time at a Premier-level event, the first time at an indoor event, and this is also her first semifinal since August. Additionally, this win over Bencic marks the third time in Sakkari’s career that she has defeated a top-five opponent.
Sakkari seeded sixth here, will take on eighth-seeded Elena Rybakina (world number 25) of Kazakhstan in the semifinals. She is currently ranked at a career-high of 21 in the world and will move up to 19 with a win over Rybakina. Should Sakkari win the tournament in St. Petersburg, she would rise to number 18 in the next WTA rankings.
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