OR Maria Sakkari failed to continue its course in his tournament Cincinnatiknowing the defeat with a 2-0 set (7-6 (3), 7-6 (5)) by Jasmine Paolini in the second round of the competition. The Italian thus got an informal … rematch for her defeat by the Greek champion earlier this year in the Madrid tournament.
Sakari got into the first set, with Paolini starting dynamically and leading 5-1, thanks to a quick break. However, the Greek woman reacted and with two of her own break equalized to 5-5. This resulted in the set being led to Tie-Break, where Paolini was more stable and took advantage of Sakkari’s mistakes, reaching 7-3 and making it 1-0 in the match.
The second set had a similar development again led to Tie-Break, where Paolini was more effective, closing the match 7-6 (5).
This defeat means premature exclusion for Sakari from the big American tournament, a few days before the US Open, where its goal remains a good course and stability in its appearances.