Tennis
Lin Zhu next opponent of Sakkaris in the 3rd round of the Australian Open
Lin Zhu surprised by defeating Jill Tichman and will be Marias Sakkaris’ next opponent at the Australian Open.
A few hours after qualifying for the third round of the Australian Open thanks to her victory over Diana Snyder, Maria Sakkari met the opponent she will face as she tries to go further in the first major Grand Slam of the season.
That will be Lin Zhu, who caused a bit of an upset with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Jill Tichmann, with the 28-year-old Chinese, ranked at No. 85 in the world, even progressing to the third round of a major tournament for first times in her career. .
It’s worth noting that Sakkari has faced Lin Zhu before, and it happened again at the Australian Open in 2016 when the Greek champions faced the Chinese in the third qualifying round of the draw and then got their ticket to the first main draw of the time in her career at a Grand Slam.
Source: sport 24
