Sakkari – Kostiuk 1-2: Disqualification for Maria with a reversal in an adventurous match

Maria Sakkari She was defeated by Marta Kostiuk in her premiere in the Wimbledonsince he lost 2:1 sets (0:6, 7:5, 6:2) and was eliminated from the continuation of the London Grand Slam. The flow of the game went through thousands of waves as the game was interrupted twice due to rain but continued as usual.

Now the 21-year-old Ukrainian (No. 38 in the world rankings) meets the winner of the pair Paula Bandosa – Alison Riske – Amitrai.

In the first set, Sakkari was the absolute dominator of the duel, as she won without losing a game (6:0) and even in 26 minutes.

However, in the second set Kostiuk woke up and equalized, winning 7-5 in sets. The two tennis players held their serves until the fifth game, in which the Ukrainian broke (3:2). Maria reacted, but Kostiuk broke her serve again (4:3).

Sakkari equalized the set in the tenth game to make it 5-5, but Kostiuk, who won the last two games, tied the game 1-1.

In the third set, Marta Kostiuk dominated Maria Sakkari and managed a complete turnaround, winning 6-2 sets. In the Ukrainian’s sixth game (score 4-1), Sakkari struggled to create the break and level it down to 4-2, but Kostiuk held at love, ending the Greek’s dreams of an upset.