Tennis
The Ukrainian tennis player took a set from the 7th racket of the world, but lost the match.
Ukrainian tennis player Katerina Beindl (WTA 124) lost to Maria Sakkari (Greece, WTA 7) in the 1/16 final of the WTA 250 series clay tournament in Parma (Italy).
WTA 250 Parma. 1/16 final. lining
Katerina Beindl (Ukraine) – Maria Sakkari (Greece) – 7:6 (7:2), 2:6, 3:6
Note that the Ukrainian player scored 3 set points in the 12th game in the first set, but managed to keep the game going and win the tie-break. Also, unfortunately, Sakkari bored the Ukrainian.
Previously, Katerina had qualified for this tournament.
Sakk is back 👋
top seed @mariasakkari Defeated Baindl 6-7, 6-2, 6-3 in his first match on red soil in Parma#ParmaLadiesOpen pic.twitter.com/Voun7NUSo9
– wta (@WTA) September 26, 2022
Source: Sport UA
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