THE Maria Sakkari did not succeed against Iga Sviatek in the final of Indian Wells, as they lost 2-0 set and lost a unique opportunity to win this title.
Thus, Sviatek with 2-0 sets embraced the title and rose to second place, while “our” Sakkari is now in third place in the world rankings.
The Greek tennis player in five finals has only won in Rabat in 2019 against Johanna Konta, a fact that has not changed even today.
Sakkari paid a lot for the gap in the second set, while in the first she was faced with the cynicism of Poland, which did not forgive any mistakes.
The first set evolved into break dance, as they were 2-2 in the games with one “breaking” the services of the other. A game with small rallies and many mistakes on both sides. From there, Sviatek picked up two games, opening the gap and essentially controlling the flow of the starting set. Of course, Sakkari did not give up, equalized and seemed ready to take the reins. The bad percentage in the second serve for the Greek tennis player played an important role and as much as she tried with hits on the diagonal or in the straight… she lost the set 6-4.
Up goes the racket again ??? +?
The first Polish woman to win the #IndianWells title!@iga_swiatek | @BNPPARIBASOPEN pic.twitter.com/eWcH25aDHL
– wta (@WTA) March 20, 2022
The elements that brought Sakkari to the point of actively claiming the first set never appeared in the next, with the result that Sviatek reached 6-1 without much effort. The many mistakes, lack of concentration in the rallies and mistakes in the service led the Polish athlete to an unexpectedly comfortable victory.
Up goes the racket again ??? +?
The first Polish woman to win the #IndianWells title!@iga_swiatek | @BNPPARIBASOPEN pic.twitter.com/eWcH25aDHL
– wta (@WTA) March 20, 2022
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