The number one World Aryna Sabalenka will face Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko at the WTA Stuttgart Open event on Monday after defeating Jasmine Paolini in straight groups on Sunday.

The upper seed did not throw a set in 7-5, 6-4 winBut she was forced to fight Italian as she reached the final in Stuttgart for the fourth time.

After winning the first set, Sabalenka Found himself three matches down in the second, but withdrew again to 3-3.

It just fell one more game in the set as it crossed PaoliniIt was ranked sixth in the world and planted fifth in Stuttgart to reach the final.

Stuttgart Open winners also receive a Porsche from the event sponsors.

Sabalenka said her opponent in the final was “playing excellent tennis” but added “I’m going to fight for this beautiful car behind me.

“Please, please, please – I need this car.”

Sabalenka will hope to finally explode in Stuttgart, where she lost three consecutive finals between 2021 and 2023.

Belarusian can take inspiration that Swiatikwho twice defeated him in the final, has already been sent by the tournament.

Asked if it was the year she could penetrate, Sabalenka was safe, saying in her previous final appearances “I played number one in the world.

“So I became the number one world. Hope that helps me somehow.”

The 26-year-old, a three-time Grand Slam winner, will take over Ostrapenko After the latter sailed through its semifinal against Ekaterina Alexandrova In straight groups earlier on Sunday.

The 24 world number Ostrapenko won 6-4, 6-4 to make her first final since she won French Open in 2017.

“I always knew my game was there”, Ostapenko said after making the 24th final of her career.

“I always believed in myself and that’s the most important thing. I believe I can beat them all.”

Ostapenko made the semifinal after an impressive win, with three sets against the number two world IgA Swiatek, who boasted a 11-1 record at Stuttgart Clay before her elimination Saturday.

It is now considered more of a double specialist, this is Singles Ostrapenko’s second final after Qatar Open in February, where she lost to America Amanda Animova.

The loss means that he was subjected to Alexandrova’s subjugation in Stuttgart came to an end. Russian, ranked 22nd in the world, arrived in Semis after beating the US world number three Jessica Pegula and the growing adolescent star Mirra Andreeva, both in straight groups.

Ostapenko’s victory means that she now holds a 6-5 record in 11 career meetings with Alexandrova.