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The 12th racket in the world Daria Kasatkina will meet in the quarterfinals of the German Open Maria Sakkari, who occupies the 6th place in the WTA ranking.
Kasatkina traveled to Berlin after the French Open semi-final, where she lost to world No. 1 Iga Schwentek. In three other tournaments this season, the Russian has also reached the semi-finals, her win rate is 67%.
In the second round of bett1open, the world No. 12 took on Rosmalen Grass Court Championship winner Ekaterina Alexandrova and showed incredible play, beating her Russian colleague 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 in an hour and 54 minutes. .
Since 2020, the 25-year-old tennis player has climbed 60 places in the new WTA rankings. She has amassed 2,765 points over two years and is currently the new world number 12 as of June 13, 2022.
Maria Sakkari showed an impressive performance against her second-round opponent, Daria Gavrilova, and secured her place in the quarter-finals of the bett1open tournament.
This year, the 26-year-old tennis player has lost in two WTA finals – St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy and Indian Wells, where she lost to world No. 2 Anette Kontaveit and world No. 1 Iga Sventek, respectively. Sakkari has not won a WTA tournament final for 2 years, having won his last title at the Moroccan Open in 2019.
Sakkari arrived in Berlin after a quarter-final at the Nottingham Open and, aside from her shock second-round elimination at Roland Garros, she has looked solid this year with a 66.6% win rate.
Kasatkina leads 4-0 in personal encounters with Sakkari. She beat the Greek 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 when they last met at the Madrid Open in 2022. Given their mental toughness and technical ability on the court, both tennis players have enough potential to continue their performance in Berlin.
Tennis. WTA. Berlin. Quarterfinal. Kasatkina – Sakkari. Direct
Source: Sport
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