Moyuka Uchijima advanced to the final of the Megasaray Hotels Open in Antalya by defeating Mayar Sherif in a three-set semifinal. The Japanese player overcame a set and a break deficit to win 4-6, 7-5, 7-5. She will face Anhelina Kalinina in the championship match.
Moyuka Uchijima, ranked world No. 104, secured her first final of the season at the Megasaray Hotels Open, a WTA 125 event in Antalya, Turkey. In the semifinal, she faced No. 5 seed Mayar Sherif in a grueling three-hour match played under the intense Turkish sun.
Uchijima entered the contest undefeated in sets that week, having previously beaten Despina Papamichail, Anastasia Gasanova, and Katarzyna Kawa. However, Sherif's heavy topspin and tactical aggression disrupted that run early, allowing the Egyptian to take the first set 6-4.
The second set saw Uchijima's baseline resilience shine through. She adjusted by finding deeper angles, forcing Sherif—who had endured a three-set win over Amarissa Toth earlier in the tournament—out of position. Uchijima claimed the set 7-5 and carried her momentum into the decider, breaking Sherif in the final game to win 7-5.
This victory sets up a showdown with Ukraine's Anhelina Kalinina in the final. For Uchijima, the match offers a key chance to return to the Top 100 rankings, highlighting her strength on the clay-court WTA 125 circuit.