NEW YORK. Sakkari upsets Serena Williams in the 3rd round of the Western & Southern Open. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW

WESTERN & SOUTHERN OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Sakkari beats Williams to take on Johanna Konta in the quarter

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Maria Sakkari vs. Serena Williams

Maria Sakkari overcomes Serena Williams 5-7 7-65 6-1 in the 3rd round in New York on Tuesday. Sakkari is going to play against Johanna Konta in the quarter.

Score, report, and key facts

Serena won the set after she broke Maria in the 4th (3-1) and in the 12th (7-5) game. Sakkari tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 9th (5-4) game. Nonetheless, Williams didn’t make any concession anymore to win the set 7-5.

The American was on the money in converting all her break points in the 4th (2-1 40-A), the 5th (4-1 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 40-A). On the other side, Maria was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 9th game (3-5 30-40).

They played 72 points. Williams conquered the set after winning 6 points more than Maria (39-33). Williams conceded 10 points on serve (23-10). on the other side of the net, Sakkari conceded 16 points on serve (23-16).

Sakkari had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Williams in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, there was more to do for Sakkari to win the set as the American found the way to break back in the 6th (3-3) and in the 8th (5-3) game. The Greek kept her focus before winning the set at the breaker at 5.

Anyhow also Serena won 4 consecutive games from 1-3 to 5-3

Tiebreak

Maria won 2 minibreaks in the 8th (4-4) and 12th (7-5) point. On the other side, Serena won a minibreak in the 3rd (2-1) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 2-4, 3-4, 4-4, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5, 7-5

Sakkari was spot on in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 40-A) and the 8th game (3-5 30-40). Maria saved 1 set point when she was trailing 4-5. On the other side, Williams converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had her opportunities in the 6th (2-3 15-40) and the 8th game (4-3 0-40 and 15-40).

They contested 83 points. It’s worth to point out that, Sakkari won this set even if she scored less points 3 than Williams (40-43). Maria lost 16 points on serve (25-16). Regarding the other side of the net, the American conceded 15 points on serve (27-15).

Sakkari enjoyed quite a good start of the set after breaking Williams in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 5-0. Maria extended her lead after breaking Serena in the 4th (4-0) game before winning the set (6-1).

There was an important spell in this set when the Greek won 5 consecutive games in the 3rd set to change the score from 0-0 to 5-0.

The Greek converted 14% of her break points (2/14). She had 14 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A), the 3rd (3-0 15-40) and the 6th game (5-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the Greek didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 62 points. Sakkari was the one to win the set after conquering 14 points more than Serena (38-24). The Greek lost 5 points on serve (16-5). On the losing side, Serena conceded 22 points on serve (19-22).

The Greek will add to her prize money $ 21,000 after winning this match. She has won already $ 43,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, the Greek will add $ 32,000 to her earnings to earn $ 75,000 in total.

Match Statistics

Sakkari
Williams
Maria Sakkari
5-7 7-65 6-1
Serena Williams
113
113
Total points
108
108
44
44
Winners
45
45
39%
39%
Ratio Winners
42%
42%
-- Serve --
7
7
Aces
9
9
4
4
Double Faults
7
7
59%
59%
1st in
56%
56%
75%
75%
1st won
66%
66%
44/59
44/59
1st won
45/68
45/68
46%
46%
2nd won
49%
49%
19/41
19/41
2nd won
26/53
26/53
-- Break Points --
5/19
5/19
Total
4/6
4/6
26%
26%
Won
67%
67%
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After this contest, the head to head between Sakkari and Williams is 1-0 for Maria.

Highlights Maria Sakkari vs. Serena Williams Western & Southern Open – New York

Sakkari’s Interview

Draw and next match H2H: Maria Sakkari vs. Johanna Konta – stats

Sakkari will play Konta in the quarter.

This will be the 5th time that Maria Sakkari and Johanna Konta square off. The head to head is 3-1 for Konta (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Konta won 6-4 7-64 in the 2nd round in Eastbourne back in 2019.

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