Maria Sakkari advances to Qatar Open quarterfinal after straight sets win

·

Greek tennis player, Maria Sakkari, had a swift day at the office at the Qatar Total Open on Wednesday, ousting Madison Keys, 6-2, 6-2 in 68 minutes to claim her spot in the elite eight.

Sakkari faced only a single break point in the match, which she saved, as she picked up her second win in two meetings with Keys.

Sakkari claimed a superb 77 percent of her second-service points to bolster her service prowess during the match, and she broke Keys four times en route to victory.

The Greek star will now face Muguruza in the quarterfinals.

Keys was playing her season-opening event this week after a five-month absence from tournament play. Despite her loss to Sakkari, Keys still comes out of the tournament with a Top 20 win after her upset of No.6 seed Belinda Bencic in the opening round on Tuesday.

Share:

KEEP UP TO DATE WITH TGH

By subscribing you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

Latest News

Koraly Dimitriadis to launch fourth poetry book about emotional abuse

Controversial Cypriot-Australian poet Koraly Dimitriadis, will launch her 4th poetry book, That's What They Do, at the beginning of February. 

GCM Schools to host two-day VCE Greek Summer Seminar this month

The Greek Community of Melbourne Schools continue to invest in the academic success of their students by delivering educational initiatives.

Paniyiri at Greek Home for the Aged in Earlwood cancelled

The Greek Orthodox Community of NSW’s Home for the Aged has cancelled its planned Greek Paniyiri at GOCHA.

Greek tourist given slim chance to walk again after Perth beach accident 

A young Greek tourist injured in a swimming accident at Cottesloe Beach faces a devastating road ahead. Read more here.

Greece calls on Iran to refrain from executing protesters during Athens talks

Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis has called Iran to refrain from executing protesters, citing the 26-year-old Erfan Soltani.

You May Also Like

Pelagia Markogiannakis: Leading with courage in defence, infrastructure and beyond

With a distinguished career spanning the Australian Defence Force and the private sector, Pelagia Markogiannakis has broken barriers.

Sydney’s Cretan community raise funds for new dancing costumes at youth taverna night

Sydney's Cretan community came out in full force for a Youth Taverna Night to raise funds for new traditional dancing costumes.

Abbot of St George Monastery at Yellow Rock removed by Holy Eparchial Synod

The Holy Eparchial Synod of Australia has removed Hieromonk Ieronymos Voultsidis as Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Saint George, Yellow Rock.