Mayar Sherif becomes first Egyptian in WTA final
Mayar Sherif makes history as the first Egyptian woman to make it to the Women's Tennis Association finals.
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Mayar Sherif will play at the 2021 WTA Finals will be held at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center in Shenzhen, China [Getty]
Mayar Sherif on Saturday became the first Egyptian woman to reach a WTA final when she beat home hope Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 at the Cluj clay-court tournament.
The 25-year-old Sherif is 119th in the world and will meet the winner of the second semi-final between Serbia's Aleksandra Krunic and Germany's Andrea Petkovic.
The Cairo-born, California-educated Sherif was also the first Egyptian woman to play at Roland Garros or advance past the first round at the Australian Open after turning professional in 2019 after graduating from Pepperdine University in the US.
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