Sakkari was also visibly pleased after her victory, having lost the previous three duels with Vekic. “Not only did it look tight from the outside, it was also very tight on the pitch,” joked Sakkari. In the second set she already had match point at 5:4, but had to accept the rebreak. The tiebreak was particularly tight when Vekic was unable to use three and then two more set balls at 6:3. But then Sakkari’s second match ball sat. “The reason why she was able to prevail: “I was more solid from the baseline, made fewer mistakes.”
