Say goodbye… early to the Australian Open n Maria Sakkari. The Greek champion, despite being behind in the score in the first set, in the second overturned the facts, reaching 1-1, however, in the third she did not succeed against Zou and experienced the defeat-elimination with 2-1 set in the “32” phase of the competition.
The match
The game did not start with the best omens for her Sakkarias he was defeated in the first set tiebreak 7-3.
The 27-year-old Chinese broke the Greek champion’s serve twice, but although the No.6 in the world ranking responded and equalized at 6-6, she saw her opponent with multiple mini-breaks break away 6-2 and eventually take the first set 7-3.
Centimeter perfect from Lin Zhu!
The world No.87 takes the first set off Maria Sakkari 7-6(3)@wwos • @espn • @Eurosport • @wowowtennis • #AusOpen • #AO2023 pic.twitter.com/pXrr9TNIUe
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 20, 2023
Nevertheless, in the second set, Sakkari had a very different image, managing to turn the tables in an emphatic way. Although she was broken on her first serve, she answered with me three in a row in Zou’s and managed to easily take the second set 6-1 and level the match, making it 1-1 in sets.
Sakkari strikes back – with AUTHORITY! ??????
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— Wide World of Sports (@wwos) January 20, 2023
As the second set began, the third set began in the same way for the best Greek tennis player, as she was once again broken on the first serve by the Chinese player. However, although he struggled to defend the next two serves, he found the mental reserves and took the break back, leveling at 3-3.
Sakkari held her serve to break 4-3, but then Zhou stepped on the gas and 9th game broke again, after two failed attempts, bringing… somersault the set, for 5-4. The Chinese had no trouble defending her own serve and went on to win the third set 6-4, taking the qualification with 2-1 sets.
The world no. 8??7?? knocks out the sixth seed! This might be the biggest upset of the lot! ??
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— Wide World of Sports (@wwos) January 20, 2023
Zoo will face her Victoria Azarenka, who eliminated the American Madison Keys (No. 13) with an upset, and advanced to the round of 16 for the tenth time in her career. The winner of the said Grand Slam in 2012 and 2013, once No. 1 tennis player in the world (now No. 24), took the victory in 99 minutes with 1-6, 6-2, 6-1.
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