She didn’t get it Maria Sakkari and was eliminated in the ’16’ of the tennis tournament at the Paris Olympic Games. The Greek tennis player, after 2 hours and 50 minutes, was defeated by Marta Kostiuk by 2 to 1 sets, although she won in the first set.
The Greek tennis player started the match very badly and was behind 3-0. However, she immediately managed to recover, react, make it 3-3 and finally win the first set 6-4, showing that she is mentally prepared to advance to the next round.
In the second set, the two athletes went hand in hand (5-5) and everything was decided in the final. Sakkari was more focused on the crucial points, winning 6-5, but Kostiuk responded with 6-6 and the two athletes reached the tie-break.
At 3-3, Sakkari “broke” her opponent’s serve, leading 4-3, but Kostiuk took the lead 5-4, before the absolute balance of 5-5. The Ukrainian athlete minimized the errors and tied the game, taking the match to the third set.
In a set in which Kostiuk opened a 3-1 lead, laying the foundations for dominance. Sakkari, however, opened the break and tied it at 3-3.
The number 7 in the world rankings was close to another break, he lost in the details and the Ukrainian athlete took the psychological lead and led by 5 to 3.
The Greek representative, however, took a break, reduced the deficit to 5-4 but was unable to get back into the game and lost 6-4.
Kostiuk will face Donna Vekic of Croatia in the quarterfinals.