The Czech tennis player achieves her third important victory in her career in Cincinnati. Muchova manages to maintain a good rhythm during the critical sections of the match, for which she ends up defeating Maria Sakkari in three sets (6-3, 2-6, 6-3) after 1h57min of intense tennis.
WTA Cincinnati Results
Maria Sakkari faced the second of the matches corresponding to a new edition of a WTA 1000 tournament in the city of Cincinnati in this month of August 2023. She did so after continuing in the men’s final draw, where she would have to meet in the round of 16 final against the Czech tennis player Karolina Muchova. The Helena player came to this confrontation after having overcome since her debut Simona Cirstea. For her part, the tennis player from the Czech Republic came to this match after having previously done the same against Beatriz Haddad Maia and Petra Martic. Inside of the head to head there are up to four precedents between the two tennis playersand they were the ones that took place between 2016 and 2023. On up to three occasions the victory would go to the Czech side, while on one occasion it would go to the Greek side.
Karolina Muchova starts the clash firmly
The match started strong for Karolina Muchova. The Czech player managed to win the first two games of the match, including a break. At the moment Maria Sakkari would respond, who would see how her rival doubled her advantage again with another break. The 4-1 prevailed for Karolina. From that moment Sakkari sought to close the gap, returning a first break in his favor to be 3-4 down in the light. When everything seemed to be opting for Maria, Muchova gave the final sentence. For a double game, added break, the number 17 of the WTA doubled her advantage to take advantage of her only set point. The 6-3 was on the side of the one born in Olomouc.
Maria Sakkari puts on her overalls
At the start of the second set it would be again Karolina Muchova who would start commanding the initial score. At the moment, Maria Sakkari would respond, who would chain a streak of three consecutive games with a break through. Timidly, a Muchova that was seeing itself surpassed in the light would seek to cut differences. After this Sakkari would start another immaculate streak of three consecutive games, scoring another break in his favor. With a single set point, the world number 8 endorsed her rival 6-2 to thus force the third and final set.
Karolina Muchova surprises
For the start of the third set it would be again Karolina Muchova who would start commanding the initial score. At the moment Maria Sakkari would respond, who would see how her rival would chain a streak of three consecutive games with a break included. She timidly she would seek to cut differences the Greek racket, although her options to seek the tie would gradually fade away. Despite having scored another goal Sakkari, his rival would have no mercy. Taking advantage of her only match point, Karolina Muchova left a comfortable 6-3 in her favor to take the victory. This confirmed his pass to the next round of the tournament in the United States.
2023-08-17 18:44:16
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