Maria Sakkari beat Marta Kostyuk 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the 1/8 finals of the tournament in Guadalajara. At the same time, the leading Greek tennis player remained hopeful of reaching the WTA final.
Maria Sakkari took advantage of her opponent’s numerous mistakes. Kostyuk had a bad serve and finished the match with 15 double faults and a second serve rate of 24%.
At the same time, the leading Greek tennis player managed to “erase” 11 break opportunities of the Ukrainian athlete. At the next stage, Sakkari will face Daniel Collins and Magdalena Frech.
After the match, Maria Sakkari thanked the people who were at the stadium. “I come from a faraway country and the love I received from the Mexicans makes me feel grateful. I will try to stay until the end and have fun. I like it here,” said the leading Greek tennis player.
Source: Kathimerini
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