Tennis
The new obstacle for Sakkari in Rome is completely unknown
The encounter with the 23-year-old Czech Marketa Vodrusova (No. 70) for Maria Sakkari (No. 9) in the round of 16 of the big clay court tournament in Rome is unprecedented.
Marketa Vodrusova (No. 70) easily qualified for the 3rd round of the Rome Masters by beating Bianca Andreescu 6-0, 6-1 in 55 minutes and will be Maria Sakkari’s next opponent to claim a place in the last 16 of Rome aspires to.
The 23-year-old Czech tennis player touched the double bagel, storming the court and giving the world No. 31 just one game. At the same time, she clinched her second straight win at the neighboring country’s WTA 1000 tournament and meets Maria Sakkari for the first time in her career.
As for her game against Andreescu, the world No. 70 made everything perfect in the first set and the only suspicion of danger that could undo her streak was in game five when the 22-year-old Canadian came close to defending their serve (6-0).
In the second part of the game, Andreescu came on better and broke service after 6 minutes and 48 seconds (1-0), but then she had no new offensive solution and lost slightly to Vodrusova (6-1). ).
Source: Tennis24
Source: sport 24
