Tennis
Sakkari 2-0 Potapova: Maria lasted until the end and qualified for the ’16’
In a game with several surprises, Maria Sakkari prevailed against Anastasia Potapova with a 2-0 set (6:4, 6:4) and qualified for the “16” of the WTA in St. Petersburg, where she beat Ekaterina Alexandrova meets .
Maria Sakkari defeated Anastasia Potapova (No. 75 in the world) with 2:0 sets (6:4, 6:4) and qualified for the “16” of the WTA in St. Petersburg, where she meets Ekaterina Alexandrova, also from Russia (No. 75 in the world rankings).
Alexandrova and Sakkari faced each other on the same court, they were back in indoor tournaments and back on Russian soil and notably in the semi-finals of the Moscow tournament where Sakkari won 5-1.
The game
In the first set, the Russian champion came into play very strongly when she conceded two breaks in Sakkari and led strongly to the set win (4:0). In fact, she was close to grabbing a third break, but Maria saved her serve and pulled off an epic upset, winning the set 6-4.
In the second set, Sakkari continued the same pattern as she broke on Potapova’s serve (1-0) while defending her serve in the second and more time-consuming set after initially eliminating four break points from Potapova. However, the Russian tennis player showed “firmness” and won three sets in a row (2-3).
From then on, the two tennis players defended their serve until the eighth game (4:4). Sakkari made the break in the ninth game with nice hits and in the end served successfully to win the game.
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