An already great season for her is coming to an end in the best way Maria Sakkari. The 26-year-old tennis player advanced to the semifinals of the WTA Finals held in Guadalajara, as in the “final” of the first phase she won with 2-1 (7-6, 6-7, 6-3) set the Arina Sampalenka.
Sakkari won the first set in the tiebreak, although she found herself losing 5-3 games, she lost in the same way the second from Belarus, which is number 2 in the world rankings, but in the third and decisive she made the big upset from 1- 3 and with five consecutive games won reached the big victory.
The big winner finished the match with 8 aces, 8 double faults, 8 breaks and 70.6% points earned in the first serve, while Sampalenka had 7 aces, but also 19 double faults! Sakkari also had 27 winners and 36 effortless errors against 29 and 56 respectively of her opponent.
Now the top Greek tennis player will face 25-year-old Estonian Annette Codavet (No. 8 in the world) for a place in the final. In the other semifinal, the Spaniards Garbine Muguruta and Paula Bandosa will face each other.
?akkari strikes first ??
???? @mariasakkari takes the nail biting first set 7-6. ??#AKRONWTAFinals pic.twitter.com/0i5Ywm6fR9
– wta (@WTA) November 16, 2021
Forcing a third! ??
???? @SabalenkaA strikes back and takes the second set 7-6! #AKRONWTAFinals pic.twitter.com/xaxYibc7YO
– wta (@WTA) November 16, 2021
UNBELIEVABLE??
???? @mariasakkari fights her way into the semifinals after an incredible match. She defeats the world No.2 Sabalenka 7-6(1), 6-7(6), 6-3?? #AKRONWTAFinals pic.twitter.com/byzs9mWErs
– wta (@WTA) November 16, 2021
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