Tennis
Sakkari – Baidle 2-1: Surprise victory for Maria who qualified for the 3rd round of the Parma tournament
Maria Sakkari, who retired as No. 1 in the second round at the Parma Ladies Open, defeated Ukraine’s Kateryna Baidl 2-1 (6-7, 6-2, 6-3) to advance to the third round of the tournament .
Maria Sakkari (No. 7) started her duties at the Parma 250 clay court tournament with a right hand against Ukraine’s qualifier and world No. 124 Katerina Baidl, winning 2-1 sets (6-7, 6-2, 6-3) he qualified for the third round.
The Greek and No. 1 on the board returned to active action after her early disqualification at the US Open with the goal of earning as many points as possible to compete in the 8th of the race that will take her to the WTA Finals will be in Texas next November.
We remind you that he went straight into the 2nd round of the tournament and beyond as No. 1 on the board She qualified for the “16” of the Parma Ladies Open where she will face Aradska Rous and Pana Udvardi
In her first match on clay in four months, it took a turnaround to break the resistance of the world No. 124 tennis player after two hours and 45 minutes of battle.
Source: sport 24
