Sakkari in the quarterfinals of Indian Wells, Saville retired through injury

Maria Sakkari’s all-round impressive course at this year’s Indian Wells knows no stopping. Her last victim was Daria Saville In a match that ended ingloriously for the 28-year-old Australian, the Greek champion led 4-1 in the first set until her opponent suffered a left thigh problem and was unable to continue despite receiving a medical time-out.

The next athlete Sakkari has to surpass, world No. 6 to get to the semis and be a step away from the trophy, that will be him Winner of the match between Elena Rimbakina (No. 20) and Victoria Golubic (No. 51).

The game

Maria Sakkari entered the pitch looking like the favourite, Saville showed more than strong resistance and the two athletes put up a great and spectacular fight in a very demanding first match that lasted a full 13 minutes (!) and in the final there was the Greek champion to hold their serve to make it 1-0.

The second game was accordingly closed and even and this time the fight lasted nine minutes, with the Greek champion taking the break and gaining momentum as she showed her strong service with a weapon in the third and it only took three minutes to win that too.

Two games followed, with each athlete holding onto her serve to make it 4-1 Saville even walking at this point after some discomfort in her left thigh prompted her to take medical leave.

This lasted five minutes, but it wasn’t long enough for her pain to subside Saville because of this inconvenience to declare the inability and Maria Sakkari to achieve a “loose” qualification for the next phase, the quarter-finals of the tournament that will be playedCalifornia, United States.