Sakkari beats Potapova in the 1st round – ABU DHABI RESULTS

ABU DHABI TENNIS OPEN - ABU DHABI DRAW AND RESULTS. Sakkari ousts Potapova to come up against Cori Gauff in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Maria Sakkari vs. Anastasia Potapova

Maria Sakkari downs Anastasia Potapova 6-4 6-2 in the 1st round in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Sakkari will square off with Cori Gauff in the 2nd round.

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The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the Greek grabbed in the 3rd game (2-1) just before ultimately winning the set (6-4).

They played 74 points. Maria was the winner of the set after clinching 10 more points than Anastasia (42-32). Maria conceded 9 points on serve (24-9). Regarding the other side of the net, Anastasia conceded 18 points on serve (23-18).

Sakkari in this set stepped up in great fashion to overplay Anastasia and without struggling too much she won 6-2 after breaking the Russian in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.

A crucial moment of this set was when Maria won 5 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the score from 0-1 to 5-1.

They played 52 points. Maria was the winner of the set after clinching 10 more points than Potapova (31-21). The Greek lost 7 points on serve (16-7). on the other side of the court, Potapova conceded 15 points on serve (14-15).

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Sakkari
Potapova
Maria Sakkari
6-4 6-2
1h:29
Anastasia Potapova
71
71
Total points
55
55
27
27
Winners
20
20
38%
38%
Ratio Winners
36%
36%
-- Serve --
7
7
Aces
1
1
1
1
Double Faults
6
6
54%
54%
1st in
47%
47%
90%
90%
1st won
61%
61%
27/30
27/30
1st won
20/33
20/33
50%
50%
2nd won
51%
51%
13/26
13/26
2nd won
19/37
19/37
-- Break Points --
3/8
3/8
Total
0/4
0/4
38%
38%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, the Greek scored 71 points vs. Anastasia’s 55.

Sakkari served exceptionally well to win 90% of the points (27/30) behind her first serve, and she won 50% points (13/26) on her second serve. The Greek won this match even if she wasn’t that great in converting her break points after she converted only 38% (3/8) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Potapova wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/4). That was one of the key issues for her demise.

After this encounter, the head to head between Sakkari and Potapova is 1-1.

Draw and next match H2H: Maria Sakkari vs. Cori Gauff – stats

Sakkari will square off with Gauff in the 2nd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Maria Sakkari and Cori Gauff clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sakkari (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Sakkari won 6-1 6-3 in the 1st round in New York back in 2020.

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