ELENA RYBAKINA was told she is one victory away from winning a £162,000 Porsche.
But then the tennis ace awkwardly revealed she wouldn’t be able to drive it anyway.
The former Wimbledon champion could win a PorscheCredit: Getty
The former Wimbledon champion, 24, stunned world No1 and two-time defending champion Iga Swiatek in the semi-finals of the Stuttgart Open.
Rybakina, seeded fourth, took the opening set but was pegged back by Pole Swiatek, who beat Emma Raducanu in Friday’s quarter-final.
The Kazakhstani star then prevailed 6-3 in the decider with nearly three hours on the clock on the indoor clay in Germany – in front of three luxury Porsches behind the court.
That is because the event is sponsored by the German car manufacturer.
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And that means as well as picking up 500 ranking points and £100,000 in prize money, the winner gets to drive away with a brand-new motor.
The 2024 car on offer is the Porsche Taycan Turbo S Sport Turismo, worth a cool £162,000 and able to do 0-60mph in 2.8 seconds.
But Rybakina – who will play Marta Kostyk in Sunday’s final – made a hilarious revelation during her on-court interview after dumping Swiatek out.
The interviewer asked: “You’ve got one match to go to drive off with a beautiful Porsche. You can hit the ball very fast – is this the way you drive as well?”