Tennis
Sakkari retaliated with a comfortable win over Kornet and advanced to the second round in Berlin
Maria Sakkari (No. 8) easily defeated Alize Cornet (No. 72) 2-0 sets (6-4, 6-2) in Berlin and took an informal revenge for her defeat in Nottingham a few days ago.
Maria Sakkari (No. 8) defeated Alize Cornet (No. 72) in the first round of the Berlin 500 tournament with 2:0 sets (6:4, 6:2) and took revenge for her defeat a few days ago in Nottingham.
For Sakkari to achieve the win, she had to erase 13 of Kornet’s 15 break points while ending the match herself with 5 of 9 break points but also with 35 unforced errors, including 21 in the first set.
In contrast to the game between the two in England a few days ago in Berlin, Sakkari was the one who came into play quite strongly, taking the lead from the start and making it 4-1, with Kornet executing her counterattack, but it failed Greek tennis player won the first set 6:4.
Sakkari continued at the same pace and played even better in the second part of the match, where she managed three breaks to earn her 6-2 win and qualify for the next round of the tournament in the German capital.
Source: sport 24
