Maria Sakkari suffered a 6-1 defeat, 6-2 by Beatrian Handatz Maia in the 3rd round of the US Open and was still out of the US Grand Slam. The leading Greek tennis player (No. 64) was unable to manage her many effortless mistakes, seeing the Brazilian (No.22) reaching the second consecutive year in the 4th round of the event.
The match started shortly before 23:30 New York Time and ended in just 70 minutes, with Handatz Maia dominated by her stability and powerful service. Sakkari made 23 effortless mistakes, compared to just 7 of her opponent, while gaining only 43% of the points behind her first service (83% for Handatz Maia).
The difference was early when the Brazilian made two series of breaks after 2-1, taking a 5-1 lead and winning the first set. Despite the best start in the second set, Sakari failed to maintain the balance and saw her opponent lock the win at 5-2.
With this victory, Handatz Maia qualified for the 4th round, where she will face Amanda Anisimova, who excluded Zaklin Christian.
For Sakkari, the US Open march ends with two wins that help it rise to the ranking and its next stop is the 500 -hp WTA tournament in Guadalahara.
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