Sakkari to meet Gauff in Washington final

Sakkari will come up against another American in Sunday’s final after Coco Gauff defeated Russian Liudmila Samsanova, the defending champion, 6-3, 6-3. Ninth-ranked Sakkari reached her first final since losing to Pegula last October at Guadalajara

Greek fourth seed Maria Sakkari advanced to the Washington Open tennis final on Saturday, upsetting US top seed Jessica Pegula 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 to capture her third victory in 26 hours.

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Sakkari will come up against another American in Sunday’s final after Coco Gauff defeated Russian Liudmila Samsanova, the defending champion, 6-3, 6-3. Ninth-ranked Sakkari reached her first final since losing to Pegula last October at Guadalajara.

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