Started with his tournament victory Cincinnati or Jacket!
Despite the difficulties he faced, mainly in the second set, the Greek tennis player was imposed with 2-1 set (3-6, 6-3, 2-6) of the Russian, Camilla Rahimovaclosing an appointment in the next round with Italian and number 4 in the world rankings, Jasmine Paolini.
Outwit. Outlast. Outplay ?? @mariasakkari Defeats Rakhimova 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 to Reach the Second Round in Cincinnati.#Cincytennis pic.twitter.com/ygokzsagp0
– wta (@wta) August 8, 2025
Sakkari ideally started the match, making two breaks and taking the lead 3-1, and although she saw her opponent reduce to 3-2 and 4-3, imposed her superiority and won the first set with 6-3.
Rachimova reacted and led 2-0 and 3-1 in the first games of the second set, and made another break for 4-1. Shakari found her pace again, taking two consecutive games to reduce to 4-3, but Russian arrived at 6-3 to equalize to 1-1.
Entering the third and most decisive set, Sakkari was impressive, starting with a break and one for the 3-0 in favor of a 3-0 6-2to celebrate the victory and qualification in the next round of the tournament.
The sets: 3-6, 6-3, 2-6
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