It was up to her to find herself! Maria Sakkari although it made her life difficult in many places she managed to prevail Ekaterina Alexandrova with 2-0 set (6-4, 6-4) and qualified for the “16” phase of the WTA in St. Petersburg.
In the first set, the Russian entered the match very energetically as not only did she defend her serve, but she also made a double break to the Greek tennis player, reaching 4-0. However, somewhere there Maria Sakkari woke up and leveled her opponent, reaching the overthrow (6-4) and the conquest of the set.
With elevated psychology, Sakkari reached 2-0 in the second set, but the Russian, playing without anxiety, responded to the break and to 2-3, with the match reaching the 4-4. Sakkari at that point made the break and defending her service got the victory (6-4).
The toughest match oh the day ???? @nastiaapotapova @mariasakkari @WTA # SPBLT2022 #SPBLT #FORMULATX #WTA pic.twitter.com/nhEJc4l51y
– WTA ST.PETERSBURG LADIES TROPHY (@Formula_TX) February 8, 2022
INCOMPARABLE ?? @mariasakkari # SPBLT2022 #SPBLT #FORMULATX #WTA https://t.co/1jgHNymACR
– WTA ST.PETERSBURG LADIES TROPHY (@Formula_TX) February 8, 2022
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