MELBOURNE RESULTS. Great Sakkari grounds Gasparyan in the 1st round

Maria Sakkari obliterates Margarita Gasparyan 6-2 6-2 in the 1^st round in Melbourne on Tuesday after playing a remarkable match to square off with Nao Hibino in the 2^nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1^st set.

Sakkari started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Gasparyan in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Maria extended her lead after breaking the Russian in the 8^th (6-2) game before managing to win the set.

2^nd set.

Sakkari had a racing start in this set after breaking Gasparyan in the 2^nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Sakkari managed to strengthen her lead after breaking the Russian in the 8^th (6-2) game before managing to win the set.

Statistics

At the end of the match, the Greek scored 59 points vs. the Russian’s 35 points.

Sakkari served exceptionally well to win 92% of the points (22/24) behind her first serve, and she won 56% points (10/18) on her second serve. Sakkari won this match even if she was far from perfect in converting her break points because she converted only 40% (4/10). On the other side, Gasparyan wasn’t able to conquer any break point. That was one of the key issues for her defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Sakkari and Gasparyan is 2-1 for Maria.

Highlights Maria Sakkari vs. Margarita Gasparyan Australian Open – Melbourne

Next Match H2H: Maria Sakkari vs. Nao Hibino – stats

Sakkari will face Hibino in the 2^nd round.

There is no head to head record between Maria Sakkari and Nao Hibino since this will be the first time that they will square off at pro level.

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