Tennis
Sakkari takes part in Dubai tournament against Pliskova
Maria Sakkari (No. 7) meets Karolina Pliskova (No. 18) at the premiere of the tournament in Dubai this morning (10 a.m., Novasports 6HD and LIVE on Sportish), the game will take place on Tuesday morning (February 21).
Maria Sakkari (No. 7) meets Karolina Pliskova (No. 18) on her debut in Dubai this morning (10 a.m., Novasports 6HD and LIVE on Sportish). The Czech and former world No. 1 also defeats her compatriot Marketa Vodrusova 6-3, 6-4 for the 1st round of the tournament and is preparing for the Greek tennis player.
According to the WTA, the match will take place on Court 1 and will be the first match of the program. Sakkari and Pliskova face off for the fifth time in their careers, with the two tennis players claiming two wins each. In their last meeting last season in Toronto, Pliskova won in three sets after a dramatic game.
For Sakkari, this is her third appearance in the main draw of the event, with the world No. 7 still without a win, while she was defeated by Czech Barbora Krejcikova in her last appearance of 2021.
For her part, Pliskova was a finalist at the event in 2015, while she hasn’t progressed past the quarterfinals since then and up until last year.
Source: Tennis24.gr
Source: sport 24
