No. 4 seed Maria Sakkari defeated qualifier Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-2, 6-3 in 1 hour 26 minutes to reach the semifinals of the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open.
Maria Sakkari Hong Kong
The Greek broke Sasnovich four times and held serve firmly (8 of 9 service games), firing 4 aces with zero double faults. She led from early in the first set and closed out the match on her first match point after a brief challenge in the second set.
This is Sakkari’s third semifinal of 2026 (following Doha and Athens). She is now 2-0 lifetime against Sasnovich, having previously beaten her 6-2, 6-1 in Berlin in 2023. Sakkari has not won a title since Guadalajara 2023.
She next faces second seed Alexandra Eala in the semifinals.
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