After defeating Victoria Tomova and Elise Mertens, Maria Sakkari lost in singles to Martina Trevisan at the United Cup in Australia.

Maria SakkariPhoto: Rob Prange/Dppi/Zuma Press/Profimedia

Maria Sakkari, defeated by Martina Trevisan, in the United Cup

After the first set won by the 27th player in the WTA ranking, the second equalized and ended in a tie-break, the tennis player from Greece won after more than an hour and a quarter.

In the decisive set, which was also long and without a single break, the Italian Martina Trevisan won with great emotions.

It ended 3-6, 7-6, 5-7 after three hours and 17 minutes.

Also on Friday, WTA leader Iga Sviatek categorically lost to world number 3 Jessica Pegula.

About the United Cup

The competition is held in Brisbane, Perth and Sydney for the first time. It is played on hard, and the total prize pool is $15 million.

18 national teams took part in the United Cup, which were divided into six groups. Five matches are played in a match between two teams: two men’s singles, two women’s singles and one mixed doubles match.