Tennis
In the “16” of the Cincinnati Masters, Maria Sakkari
Maria Sakkari won 2-1 sets against Sorana Kirstea and reached the round of 16 of the Cincinnati Masters.
Despite losing the first set, Maria Sakkari made a comeback and entered the Cincinnati Masters 16 with a 2-1 lead. The Greek tennis player’s next opponents will be Haddad Maia and Karolina Mukhova.
Kirstea was much better from the start of the game and easily won the first set, which she won 6-2 in games and quickly increased to 1-0 in the match.
Maria Sakkari reacted in the second set, breaking Kirstea’s serve and taking a 3-0 lead. Despite seeing Kirstea come back and reduce the score to 4-3, the Greek tennis player calmly managed to win the set and level the game 1-1.
The set that would decide the winner of the match was much more unclear compared to the previous sets. Maria Sakkari had the necessary mental reserves and secured the decisive set with 7:5 in the games and thus the qualification for the next round of the Cincinnati Masters.
Source: sport 24
