Tennis
Pegoula – Sakkari 0-2: The impressive Maria reached the quarterfinals of the Doha tournament
Maria Sakkari once again found the way to beat Jessica Pegula 2-0 and qualify for the quarterfinals of the Doha tournament where she will face Goff.
Maria Sakkari found Pegoula’s button. The No. 6 in the world rankings beat the American (No. 17) 2-0 in a closed match and won to qualify for the quarterfinals of the Doha tournament where he will face Goff.
The 26-year-old Greek was cool in the critical points of the game, finding answers as she fell behind in both sets to claim a magnificent win.
The game: Pegoula was the first to serve in the match and Sakkari had an opportunity to get the break. However, the American managed to get out of the difficult position and then broke the 26-year-old Greek’s serve to take a 2-0 lead.
Sakkari reacted immediately with the breakback and then kept her serve to make it 2-2. Then the two athletes held their serve until the ninth game without any particular problems. There Sakkari got her second break and then went on to finish the set 6-4.
The second set had a lot in common with the first. Pegoula again led 2-0 but Sakkari again reacted immediately to equalize the set.
The two tennis players then kept their serve until the eleventh game. Then Sack broke, then held to close the set and the match 6-4, 7-5.
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