Sakkari to meet Gauff in Washington final

Maria Sakkari. Pic/AFP

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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