The adventure of Maria Sakkari at the “WTA 500” tournament in Stuttgart was short: the athlete from Greece stopped in the first round after losing to Karolina Pliskova.
Maria Sakkari, defeat by Karolina Pliskova at WTA Stuttgart
Sakkari, the eighth seed from Germany, lost to the former WTA leader 6-2, 6-3 in just one hour and 11 minutes of play.
Pliskova (17 WTA, champion of Stuttgart 2018) will fight for a place in the quarters with Donna Vekic (23 WTA), after the Croatian eliminated Kateryna Alexandrova of Russia (18 WTA), the score 7-6(7), 7-6(5) .
The tournament in Stuttgart is included in the WTA 500 category, takes place on closed grounds, has a total prize money of $780,637, and the title champion is Iga Sviatek (she won the title in 2022).
The champion of 2018 found her way uD83DuDC4F@KaPliskova beats Sakkari, 6-2, 6-3!#Porshetenis pic.twitter.com/N5O4fbkvy0
— wta (@WTA) April 19, 2023
Results recorded by Maria Sakkari in 2023
Australian Open: Round III
Linz: Semi-final
Doha: Semi-final
Dubai: I round
Indian Wells: Semi-Finals
Miami: Round I
Stuttgart: I round.
Source: Hot News
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