Maria Sakkari (No. 6) left no room for Donna Vekic (No. 38) and with a 2-0 set (3-6, 2-6) in her premiere at the Madrid Open she qualified for the third round of the tournament.
Ideal start for Maria Sakkari (No. 6) in her premiere at the Madrid Open and with a 2-0 set (3-6, 2-6) opposite to Donna Vekic (No. 38) in 1 hour and 23 minutes qualified for the third round, where she will find one of Elise Mertens and Sloane Stephens opposite her.
Although the Greek athlete received a “good morning” break paying for her effortless mistakes, she did not flinch, but responded immediately with a break and a second game series for 1-2.
Then Sakkari had the opportunity to make a 2nd break, but Vekic erased the break point, took the advantage, took advantage of it and closed her serve, equalizing at 2-2.
In the 8th game and a pivotal point for the match, the world’s No. 7 made a second break. Vekic initially, faded away with an ace Sakkari’s first break point, then she erased the second one and took the advantage.
The Greek, however, erased it and took the 8th game on the third break point, making it 3-5. She held her serve and ehclosed the set 3-6 in 49′, taking the first step towards qualifying for the 3rd round of the Madrid Open.
In the 2nd set, Maria started well, the tennis player from Croatia erased the first break point, but Sakkari took advantage of the second one for 0-1. She led 0-2, but Vekic lost in the third game.
Maria kept the lead of the two games at 1-3 and 2-4, while in the 7th game she also broke, making Vekic’s task extremely difficult. He then held serve and in 1 hour 23 minutes got his ticket to the 3rd round.
