Maria Sakkari advanced to the semifinals of the tournament in Doha, defeating Caroline Garcia in 3 sets, 6-2, 6-7, 7-6.
Maria Sakkari, semi-final in Doha – Caroline Garcia stops in the quarters
After 2 hours and 43 minutes, Maria Sakkari (7 WTA) beat Caroline Garcia (5 WTA), the third favorite to win the tournament in Doha, in 3 sets.
Sakkari played very well in the first set, which he won after 36 minutes.
In the 2nd and 3rd sets, the fight for points was intense. In the second act, Caroline Garcia won on a tiebreak after more than an hour of play, but Sakkari eventually won the deciding set, also on a tiebreak.
NERVES OF STEEL ⚔️@mariasakkari sets up a last four showdown against Pegula, defeating Garcia 6-2, 6-7(5), 7-6(5)!#Qatar tennis pic.twitter.com/w9Kgh11jyU
— wta (@WTA) February 16, 2023
In the next act of the competition, Maria Sakkari will meet Jessica Pegula (4 WTA). She beat Beatrice Haddad Maia in straight sets 6-3, 6-2.
Fantastic FOUR in Doha uD83DuDC4B
Who will compete in the final? uD83CuDFC6@QatarTennis | #Qatar tennis pic.twitter.com/ZAHhUPaRU5
— wta (@WTA) February 16, 2023
The Qatar TotalEnergies Open (from Doha) runs from February 13 to 18 on hard, is part of the WTA 500 category, has a total prize pool of $780,637, and the title is won by Iga Sviatek (title won in 2022).
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