​Maria Sakkari won a ticket to the quarterfinals of the tournament in Indian Wells, beating Karolina Pliskova in 3 sets with the score 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.

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Maria Sakkari knocked out Karolina Pliskova from Indian Wells

WTA No. 7 Maria Sakkari took 2 hours and 43 minutes to eliminate Karolina Pliskova (WTA No. 17).

The athlete from Greece won the first set after a very successful start, but lost the second set 7-5, committing no less than 7 double faults.

In the decider, Sakkari came back from 0-2 down to win 5 games in a row and was just one step away from victory.

Thus, Maria Sakkari reached the quarterfinals, where she will meet the winner of the duel between Petra Kvitova (15 WTA) and Jessica Pegula (3 WTA).

Indian Wells will be held from March 6-19 on hard and 96 players have started in the two main draws. The contest offers $8,800,000 each for men and women. Titled champions – Taylor Fritz and Iga Svyatek.

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