Maria Sakkari overcomes Svitolina in the 2nd round. HIGHLIGHTS – OSTRAVA RESULTS

J&T BANKA OSTRAVA OPEN - OSTRAVA RESULTS. Sakkari wins against Svitolina to square off with Ons Jabeur or Jelena Ostapenko in the 3rd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Maria Sakkari vs. Elina Svitolina

Maria Sakkari downs Elina Svitolina 6-3 6-3 in the 2nd round in Ostrava on Wednesday. Sakkari will seek to keep on going in this event against Ons Jabeur or Jelena Ostapenko in the 3rd round.

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Sakkari started the set strong after breaking Svitolina in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, there was more work to do for the Greek to win the set since Elina managed to break back in the 4th (1-3) game. Maria maintained her cool to break Svitolina in the 9th (6-3) game.

Maria converted 60% of her break points (3/5). She had 5 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 0-40), the 7th (4-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40). On the other side, Elina was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 4th game (0-3 15-40).

They contested 48 points. Sakkari won 10 points more than the Ukrainian (29-19). Maria dropped 7 points on serve (13-7). on the other side of the court, Elina conceded 16 points on serve (12-16).

Sakkari conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, The Greek broke back in the 4th (2-2) and in the 8th (5-3) game to conquer the set 6-3.

The Greek converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 40-A). In addition on the other side, the Ukrainian converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 3rd game (1-1 30-40 and 40-A).

They played 63 points. Maria conquered the set after winning 9 more points than Svitolina (36-27). The Greek dropped 10 points on serve (21-10). on the other side of the net, Elina conceded 15 points on serve (17-15).

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sakkari
Svitolina
Maria Sakkari
6-3 6-3
1h:16
Elina Svitolina
65
65
Total points
46
46
24
24
Winners
21
21
37%
37%
Ratio Winners
46%
46%
-- Serve --
6
6
Aces
1
1
4
4
Double Faults
3
3
57%
57%
1st in
52%
52%
83%
83%
1st won
68%
68%
24/29
24/29
1st won
21/31
21/31
45%
45%
2nd won
28%
28%
10/22
10/22
2nd won
8/29
8/29
-- Break Points --
5/9
5/9
Total
2/3
2/3
56%
56%
Won
67%
67%
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At the end of the match, Sakkari scored 65 points vs. the Ukrainian’s 46.

Sakkari served very well to win 83% of the points (24/29) behind her first serve. Nevertheless she won only 45% points (10/22) on her second serve. Sakkari didn’t lose the focus when converting 56% of the break points that she conquered (5/9). On the other side, Elina was pretty good at converting 67% of the break points that she procured points (2/3). Anyhow, that was not enough to win the match.

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

Maria was eltade with her win to comment:

“Obviously winning against a player like Elina, the way I played, I think that made me the most happy today. I think playing like this gives me a lot of confidence. And of course, getting another Top 5 win is very important for me.”

Highlights Maria Sakkari vs. Elina Svitolina J&T Banka Ostrava Open – Ostrava

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