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Czech tennis star Karolina Muchova is through to her third WTA 1000 final, ousting Greece’s Maria Sakkari<\/a> 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 on Friday to advance to the 2026 Qatar Open final in Doha.<\/p>\n Sakkari won five straight games to open the match with a 6-3, 2-0 lead. Muchova, however, stayed aggressive, responding with five straight victories<\/a> of her own to go up 5-2 in the second set. Sakkari then closed the gap to 5-4, but the world No. 19 held for the set.<\/p>\n From there, Muchova took control, dominating the third set 6-1 before closing it out with an ace.<\/p>\n Sealed her spot in the final with an ace! <\/p>\n Karolina Muchova advances to the final in Doha in a three set comeback against Sakkari!#QatarTotalEnergiesOpen<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/9SLJ0a8Ruq<\/a><\/p>\n — wta (@WTA) February 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The win marked Muchova’s 11th of the year and kept her perfect record against Sakkari intact with five wins and zero losses. It also sets up her first-ever meeting with Canadian rising talent Victoria Mboko<\/a>, after the 19-year-old beat Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-2 to reach her second WTA 1000 final. The world No. 13 enters the final with 13 wins on the year, and will likely break into the WTA’s Top 10<\/a> next week.<\/p>\n For Muchova, the Doha final marks another step in a strong 2026 season. The 29-year-old won her only WTA singles title at the 2019 Korea Open. A win Saturday would represent her first WTA 1000 title and push her to No. 11 in the WTA rankings<\/a>. <\/p>\n Meanwhile, Sakkari heads to Dubai with a projected ranking of No. 33 \u2014 her best since March 2025.<\/p>\n The 2026 Qatar Open final between Muchova and Mboko takes place Saturday, live on The Tennis Channel.<\/p>\n The post Karolina Muchova Tops Maria Sakkari to Set Up 2026 Qatar Open Final vs. Mboko<\/a> appeared first on Just Women's Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n
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