Tennis
Sakkari: “I’m happy to have found a way to win”
In the statements she made in court, Maria Sakkari focused on the difficulties she faced against Vekic, but also on the fact that she found a way to turn the second set tie-break.
After a tough fight, Maria Sakkari managed to beat her good friend Donna Vekic and qualified for the semi-finals of the Leeds tournament.
In her on-court statements, Sack focused on the difficulties she faced against the 26-year-old from Croatia, but also on finding a way to turn the second set tie-break.
Sack first emphasized: ““It’s always difficult to play a good friend, you can’t party and express your feelings like in other games. Vekic had a great start to the year, had a great Australian Open, I knew he was in good shape. She has beaten me many times and is very difficult to handle when in good shape“.
What made the difference and helped her win: “I think overall I played well, I was good from the baseline, I definitely made some mistakes that I shouldn’t have made, my shot choices weren’t the best at times, especially when I was serving for the match.
But these things happen, you can never make the perfect game. I’m glad I found a way to win, especially at the end when I managed to turn the tie break“.
Source: sport 24
