Great Sakkari, qualified for the quarterfinals of the Guadalajara Open by surprise

Maria Sakkari (No. 6 in the world) is in the quarterfinals the Guadalajara Open. The Greek champions beat Daniel Collins (world No. 6) 2-1 (5-7, 6-3, 6-3), coming back from a 1-0 deficit and showing character when it came was necessary. In the next round she meets Russia’s Veronika Kundermetova (No. 12 in the world), with the winner sealing the ticket for the Texas WTA Finals.

It was a strange game for Maria Sakkari, who initially lost the first set from her hand, which could have cost her. After that, however, she dramatically increased her performance and clinched the win..

Sakkari started the match better, going 3-1 ahead in the first set, but Collins immediately responded with a break of his own to level the score at 3-3. The Greek tennis player responded with her own break again, walking away 3-5. But Collins showed character at this point and won the next 4 games, winning the first set 7-5.

In the second set, Sakkari came back with an lead and broke again to go 2-0 away. This proved crucial in the continuation as, with psychology on her side, she managed another break and won the second set 6-3.

The third set started evenly, with both tennis players making it 4-3 and holding. However, in the 8th game, Sakkari managed to break Collins’ serve to take a 5-3 lead. This proved crucial as she then held serve to take the set 6-3 and win the qualifier.