Sydney, Jan. 10 -- Marta Kostyuk claimed her third consecutive win against a top-10 opponent on Saturday to reach the final at the Brisbane International where she will play world number one Aryna Sabalenka.
Kostyuk, the world number 26 from Ukraine, beat the sixth-ranked Jessica Pegula 6-0, 6-3 in 55 minutes in the semifinals in Brisbane on Saturday.
It follows Kostyuk's straight sets victories over world number three Amanda Anisimova and number nine Mirra Andreeva in the round of 16 and quarterfinals on Thursday and Friday, respectively. Kostyuk won 17 of the first 19 points against Pegula on Saturday, including a streak of 13 straight points, as she raced to a 4-0 lead in 10 minutes.
Pegula had her first break point of the match in th...