“Marta beat Jessica in two sets and will fight with Sobolenko for the five-hundredth trophy”, — write: sport.ua
In the semifinals, the Ukrainian defeated the sixth ranked player in the world in two sets Jessica Pegul (USA) in 56 minutes.
WTA 500 Brisbane. Hard, 1/2 final
Jessica Pegula (USA) [4] – Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine) [16] – 0:6, 3:6
Marta played her sixth head-to-head match against Pegula and won her second, her first since 2024, when she got past Jessica in the semi-finals of the 500 in San Diego.
In the finals of the competition in Brisbane, Kostyuk will compete against the reigning champion and world number one Aryna Sobolenko, who defeated Karolina Mukhova in her semi-final match. Previously, Marta played against Arina four times and suffered four defeats.
Kostiuk won her third consecutive victory over tennis players from the top 10 of the WTA ranking. In the previous two rounds of Brisbane, Marta knocked out Amanda Anisimov and Mirra Andreeva. In total, the Ukrainian woman now has 12 victories in her career over representatives of the top ten.
Kostyuk will hold the fourth final in his career at the Tour level and the first since April 2024. Then Marta lost to Yelena Rybakinia in the match for the trophy.
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