Tennis
She equalized Pliskova, leaving no place for Sakkari and eliminating her from the Dubai tournament
Maria Sakkari (No. 7) said goodbye to the WTA1000 Dubai tournament early when she suffered a 2-0 set loss against Czech Karolina Pliskova (No. 18) in her premiere.
Maria Sakkari (No. 7), who reached the semifinals at the Qatar Open, failed to start her duties at the WTA1000 tournament in Dubai with a right hand.
The Czech Karolina Pliskova (No. 18) equalized the Greek champion, who suffered a 0-2 set defeat (6-1, 6-2) in her tournament opener, which led to her disqualification.
This was the 5th duel between them that Pliskova prevails with three wins against Sakkari’s two. Maria was only able to hold her serve twice.
Source: sport 24
