[CNA] Greek tennis player Maria Sakkari qualified for the "8" of the St. Petersburg tournament

After the professional victory over Anastasia Potapova in the opening round of the St. Petersburg tournament (2-0), Maria Sakkari made the 2X2 against a tennis player from Russia, with a very convincing performance this time against Ekaterina Alexandrova (6-2, 6-4).

The Greek champion qualified for the quarter-finals of the event, where she will face Belgium's Elise Mertens (#21 in the world), achieving the second victory of her career, being #1 in a WTA tournament.

Sakkari (world No.7) was dominant from the beginning to the end of the match, taking the first set 6-2 easily, while in the second she broke her opponent right from the start.
(CNA)

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