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 SakkariPhoto: Mark J. Terrill/AP/Profimedia

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).

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.