Sakkari: “I’m worried about the many unforced errors, but that won’t make me lose sleep”

It may have been difficult, but in the end the Maria Sakkari managed to get the victory in the match against Kalinina, while celebrating the qualification to the “16” phase of Indian Wells.

In her statements after the end of the match, the leading Greek tennis player admitted that lately she is not in her ideal playing condition, adding that she is worried about the many effortless mistakes she makes, but she is not going to lose sleep, since she knows that she will find her good self again!

In detail what the Greek tennis player said:



“Obviously I had two good players against me who have made it difficult for me in the past, but my tennis is not where I would like it to be. I make a lot of effortless mistakes from the baseline, but the important thing is that I fight and manage to find ways to win. That’s the most important thing, finding a way to win.”.

For losing 1-0 for the second game in a row: “I don’t care how the victory comes. It worries me that I make so many effortless mistakes, but I feel like it’s something that can change overnight. It’s not something I’ll lose sleep over. I’ve done it many times and then found myself again”.

“Last year there were two weeks, one was in San Jose, where I just couldn’t be on the court. I wanted to, but I couldn’t. In Madrid it was also a big battle. There are times when I struggle a lot, because I’m human too. In the last two games I started really badly, I made a lot of mistakes, my energy levels were very low and I felt like I couldn’t do it. In the end, I found a way to both fight and overturn them. This is something that has changed compared to last year and it makes me very happy”.

For not having an ideal start to the season: “I don’t want to hide, I don’t have many points to defend until Mexico, with the exception of this week. So I think I have only positives to look forward to and a good chance. I’m doing well on clay, my game is good there, I’ve already had some good wins, I had some good matches in Doha”.

For her next game, against Pliskova: “It will be a difficult game. We also played in Dubai, but there the court was ideal for her game and not so good for me. It will be difficult though, it will be very hot and the ball will come very fast. You can’t expect an easy game at this stage. She’s a very high serve player and she likes to hit the ball hard, so I have to reduce my mistakes. I have to be as strong as possible, because that will give me a chance to win her. Otherwise he will take advantage of it and dominate”.