Maria Sakkari prevails over Ons Jabeur 3-6 6-3 6-1 in the quarter in Ostrava on Friday. Sakkari will fight against Victoria Azarenka in the semifinal.
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There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Jabeur conquered in the 6th game (4-2) just before ultimately winning the set (6-3).
Ons converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 6th game (3-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Maria wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 0th game (0-0 30-40).
They contested 64 points. Jabeur conquered the set after winning 6 points more than the Greek (35-29). The Tunisian lost 15 points on serve (26-15). on the other side of the court, Maria conceded 9 points on serve (14-9).
Jabeur was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Sakkari in the 1st game (1-0). Anyhow, Sakkari succeeded in coming back to break the Tunisian in the 6th (3-3) and in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set (6-3).
Jabeur was dominated in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-3 to 6-3.
They contested 54 points. Maria was the one to win the set after conquering 12 points more than the Tunisian (33-21). The Greek dropped 7 points on serve (18-7). on the other side of the court, the Tunisian conceded 15 points on serve (14-15).
Sakkari got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Jabeur in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. The Greek extended her lead after breaking the Tunisian in the 3rd (3-0) and in the 7th (6-1) game before winning the set.
There was a pivotal moment in this set when Sakkari won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set so as to change the score from 0-0 to 4-0.
The Greek was flawless in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 40-A) and the 7th game (5-1 40-A). On the other side, Ons wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 4th game (0-3 40-A).
They contested 45 points. The Greek conquered the set after winning 13 points more than Jabeur (29-16). Maria was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (14-4). In addition, on the other side, Ons conceded 15 points on serve (12-15).
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
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At the end of the match, the Greek scored 90 points vs. the Tunisian’s 73.
The Greek served extremely well to win 79% of the points (34/43) behind her first serve, and she won 52% points (12/23) on her second serve. Maria didn’t lose the concentration in converting 71% of the break points that she procured (5/7). On the other side, Ons had some problems converting her break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this encounter, the head to head between Sakkari and Jabeur is 1-1.
Highlights Maria Sakkari vs. Ons Jabeur J&T Banka Ostrava Open – Ostrava
Draw and next match H2H: Maria Sakkari vs. Victoria Azarenka – stats
Sakkari will take on Azarenka in the semifinal.
There is no head to head record between Maria Sakkari and Victoria Azarenka since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Tennis Scores in Ostrava
- Jennifer BradyBrady – Veronika KudermetovaKudermetova (6-75 6-3 6-1) – Stats and score progression
- Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Elise MertensMertens (6-4 6-1) – Stats and score progression
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Sara Sorribes TormoSorribes Tormo (0-6 6-4 6-0) – Stats and score progression
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Ons JabeurJabeur (3-6 6-3 6-1) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka – Jennifer BradyBrady (0-0) – H2H details and stats
