US Open 2022: No sensation this time - Sakkari returns the favor to Maria
Out of the first round instead of flying high again: Despite a big fight, Tatjana Maria failed at her high opening hurdle at the US Open.
by SID
last edit: Aug 29, 2022, 07:19 pm
The 35-year-old from Bad Saulgau lost to world number three Maria Sakkari from Greece on Monday 4: 6, 6: 3, 0: 6. Maria was not able to continue her sensational run at Wimbledon, which, among other things, only ended in the semi-finals after beating Sakkari.
The world rankings-85. failed as the first of four German starters. On Tuesday, Laura Siegemund meets the Romanian Sorana Cirstea, Andrea Petkovic takes on the Olympic champion Belinda Bencic from Switzerland after the announcement of the end of her career. Jule Niemeier challenges former Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin from the USA.
Maria started strong against Sakkari, taking a 3-0 lead with her unconventional style of play, but then lost control of the game and conceded two double faults to lose the game when the score was 4-4. She missed subsequent chances for a direct re-break, but hit back in the second set. In the decisive round, Sakkari, who only failed in the semi-finals last year in New York due to eventual winner Emma Raducanu, pushed the pace and prevailed.
Here is the women's individual tableau
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