Sakkari 2-0 Alexandrova: Emphatic qualification from Maria in the quarter-finals of the tournament in St. Petersburg

Maria Sakkari qualified for the quarterfinals of the St. Petersburg tournament. The No. 7 in the world won 2-0 against Ekaterina Alexandrova and got an easy qualification.

From the start of the match, the 26-year-old champion was superior to her opponent and didn’t give her much room for reaction.

Sakkari’s dominant tennis forced the already unstable Russian (No. 44) to chase many shots to the limit without result.

Thus Sakkari qualified for the octave in which she will meet Elize Mertens. Belgium previously threw out Martic and won by 2-1 sets.

The game: just It took Maria Sakkari 75 minutes to claim the win 6-2, 6-4. The first set was easy for the 26-year-old, who quickly made the first break, then completely controlled the match and won the set 6-2.

In the second set, the picture was similar. Sakkari managed a break in the first game and then held at love to take a 2-0 lead. After laying the groundwork, Sakkari was virtually never threatened and easily reached the 6-4.

Thus, for the second time in a row, Maria “sealed” her place among the “8” Best of St. Petersburg, for the second time in a row.

In the statistical keys, Sakkari had 20 effortless errors against Alexandrova’s 40 while not allowing the Russian to reach a break point while she had 3/7.