Maria Sakkari downs Jessica Pegula 6-3 4-6 6-2 in the semifinal in Washington on Saturday. Sakkari will play against Cori Gauff in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 3 minutes.
The Greek added to her prize money $ 30,838 after winning this match. She has already won $ 74,161 after this win. If she wins the next match, Maria will add $ 45,989 to her earnings to get in total $ 120,150 in total.
Highlights Maria Sakkari vs. Jessica Pegula Mubadala Citi DC Open – Washington
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:03
At the end of the match, Maria scored 97 points vs. Jessica’s 84.
Sakkari
Maria was pretty focused in converting 56% of the break points that she conquered (5/9).
Pegula
On the other side, Jessica had some problems converting her break points (only 33% – 2/6). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this encounter, the head to head between Sakkari and Pegula is 5-3 for Maria.
Draw and next match H2H: Maria Sakkari vs. Cori Gauff – stats
Sakkari will come up against Gauff in the final.
This will be the 6th time that Maria Sakkari and Cori Gauff face off. The head to head is 4-1 for Sakkari (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Sakkari won 6-4 7-5 in the 3rd round in Rome back in 2022.
Live score progression and stats
Maria won the set after she broke Jessica in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 9th (6-3) game.
The Greek failed to serve out the set when leading 6-3 to be broken at 30.
Sakkari was on the money in converting all her break points in the 3rd (1-1 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40). On the other side, Sakkari didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 63 points. Sakkari conquered the set after winning 9 points more than Pegula (36-27). Sakkari lost 8 points on serve (20-8). On the losing side, Pegula conceded 16 points on serve (19-16).
Jessica won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after dropping her serve in the 4th (1-3) game, The American broke back in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (5-4) game to conquer the set 6-4.
The Greek was unable to find the solution against the opposition in the last 6 games of the set when the game count went from 1-4 to 6-4.
Pegula was unerring in converting all her break points in the 6th (2-4 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (4-4 40-A). On the other side, Maria was clinical in converting the only break point that she conquered in the 4th game (2-1 40-A).
They played 63 points. This set was a huge battle since finally Pegula won barely 1 point more than Sakkari (32-31). Jessica lost 14 points on serve (21-14). on the other side of the net, the Greek conceded 11 points on serve (17-11).
Maria in this set was in much better shape than Jessica and without too much hustling she won 6-2 after breaking the American in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.
Pegula was dominated in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 2-2 to 6-2.
The Greek converted 33% of her break points (2/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 6th (3-2 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40). On the other side, Pegula was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 7th game (2-4 30-40).
They contested 55 points. Maria won 5 points more than Jessica (30-25). Sakkari surrendered 10 points on serve (16-10). on the other side of the net, Pegula conceded 14 points on serve (15-14).
Tennis Scores in Washington
- Cori GauffGauff – Liudmila SamsonovaSamsonova (6-3 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Jessica PegulaPegula (6-3 4-6 6-2) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Cori GauffGauff (4-1) – H2H details and stats
