Maria Sakkari topples Maryna Zanevska 2-6 6-4 6-4 in the quarter in Parma on Thursday. Sakkari will fight against Danka Kovinic in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 22 minutes.
Highlights Maria Sakkari vs. Maryna Zanevska Parma Ladies Open – Parma
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:22
Maria won this match even if she scored less points than the Belgian (89 vs. 97).
Sakkari
The Greek was pretty focused in converting 67% of the break points that she conquered (6/9).
Zanevska
On the other side, Zanevska was not so effective in converting her break points (only 46% – 6/13). That was one of the key issues for her loss.
After this match, the head to head between Sakkari and Zanevska is 2-0 for Maria.
Draw and next match H2H: Maria Sakkari vs. Danka Kovinic – stats
Sakkari will face Kovinic in the semifinal.
This will be the 4th time that Maria Sakkari and Danka Kovinic play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Kovinic (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.
The last time that they played, Kovinic won 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the 1st round in Shenzhen back in 2018.
Live score progression and stats
Maryna didn’t concede much to the Greek and finally she won 6-2. Maria broke Zanevska 3 times in the 4th (3-1), in the 6th (5-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game. However, Maryna broke her opponent in the 7th (5-2) game, but that didn’t stop her to win the set (6-2).
The Belgian failed to serve out the set when leading 5-1 to be broken at 40.
It is worth noting that a key moment of this set was when Maryna won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to convert the scoreline from 1-1 to 5-1.
They contested 57 points. The Belgian won 9 points more than Maria (33-24). Zanevska lost 12 points on serve (18-12). on the other side of the net, Maria conceded 15 points on serve (12-15).
The Greek won the set after she broke Maryna in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game. The Belgian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (5-3) game. Nonetheless, Maria kept the focus to conquer the set 6-4.
Maria failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 15.
It is worth noting that a key moment of this set was when Sakkari won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to convert the score from 1-2 to 5-2.
Maria converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had 4 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40), the 7th (4-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40). Also, on the other side, Maryna converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 8th game (2-5 0-40 and 15-40).
They contested 66 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Greek won just 2 more points than Maryna (34-32). Maria conceded 14 points on serve (19-14). on the other side of the net, Maryna conceded 15 points on serve (18-15).
Sakkari conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Maryna Zanevska in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, that wasn’t sufficient for the Greek to win the set because Zanevska found the way to break back in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 4th (3-1) game. Sakkari maintained her cool to break Zanevska in the 5th (2-3) and in the 9th (5-4) game before conquering the set (6-4).
They played 64 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Greek won just 2 more points than Zanevska (33-31). Sakkari conceded 18 points on serve (19-18). on the other side of the court, Maryna conceded 14 points on serve (13-14).
Tennis Scores in Parma
- Danka KovinicKovinic – Jasmine PaoliniPaolini (6-4 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Mayar SherifSherif – Lauren DavisDavis (7-62 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Ana BogdanBogdan – Irina-Camelia BeguBegu (6-2 7-66) – Stats and score progression
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Maryna ZanevskaZanevska (2-6 6-4 6-4) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Danka KovinicKovinic (1-2) – H2H details and stats
- Ana BogdanBogdan – Mayar SherifSherif (0-0) – H2H details and stats
