On April 7, the WTA 500 Charleston semifinals ended, and both matches were big upsets. Top seed Pegula lost 1-2 to Kasatkina and missed out on the final, while third seed Sakkari lost 2-0 to Collins and missed out on the final. Collins went on an 11-game losing streak to reach back-to-back finals.
- Pegula 1-2 Kasatkina
Pegula, ranked No. 5 in the world, is the top seed in the tournament and has been strong in the early rounds to easily advance to the semi-finals. In the semi-finals, he faced No. 4 seed Kasatkina. The two have played each other twice before, winning all of them against Pegula, and the official is also optimistic that Pegula will advance to the final.
This game was very exciting, and both sides played at a super high level. In the first two sets, both sides won one set 6-4 each, and the match went to a deciding set. In the deciding set, the two sides still played inextricably, such as entering the tie-break. In the tie-break, Pegula missed a 3-1 opening advantage and finally lost to Kasatkina 5-7 and missed the final.
- Collins 2-0 Sakkari
Sakkari, ranked No. 7 in the world, is the No. 3 seed in the tournament and has been in great form of late, reaching the final of the Indian Wells 1000 and the quarter-finals of Miami. This tournament easily advanced all the way to the semi-finals. Collins, ranked 22nd in the world, made a career breakthrough at Miami last week, winning the 1000 Championship for the first time.
The two in-form players met in the semi-finals, with the pair having played each other three times, with Sakkari holding a 2-1 advantage. In this game, Collins, who was in better shape, played more aggressively, and the power pair hit the upper hand, and all kinds of magic balls continued. In the end, Collins won 6-3 and won 2-0 to advance to the final. Collins is also on an 11-game winning streak and will be aiming for back-to-back titles.
In the final, Collins will compete with Kasatkina for the title. At the current level, Collins is favored to win the championship.