Its obligations to Miami Open (March 22-April 9) begins on Maria Sakkari (24/3, 18:00), which will face in the second round of the tournament Bianca Andreescu.
The Greek champion will be present in Florida as well, after her disqualification in semi-final of Indian Wells by Arina Sabalenka. On the other hand, the Canadian tennis player, who is in No. 31 of the world rankings, has already played one round in the event, flying out of it winner of the US Open of 2021, Emma Radoukanou!
Bibi on the ??@Bandreescu_ fights past Raducanu in three and faces No.7 seed Sakkari next! #MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/4fExk86UhH
— wta (@WTA) March 22, 2023
Sakkari is in very good shape this season, which she proved last week on the courts of the California desert, and she wants to go very high in Miami, taking advantage of her absence Iga Sviontek, No. 1 in the world ranking.
It is recalled that the previous encounters between the best Greek woman and the 22-year-old Canadian were very lopsided, with Andreescu winning 2-1 at the Miami tournament in 2021 and Sakkari answering with the same score at the American Open of the same year. in one of the best matches for the WTA in the 21st century, which had lasted more than three hours!
Watch the best moments from the match between Sakkari and Andreescu for the US Open 2021:
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