The Greek Maria Sakkari premiered without complications in the WTA 1,000 in Rome with a resounding victory over the Czech Barbora Strycova in two sets, for 6-1 and 6-3in a match that lasted one hour and twenty minutes.
Sakkari, number 8 in the world, solved the process of this second round against the number 1103 in the ranking, in almost a training for Helena, who in half an hour signed the initial 6-1 to seize all his services . rival
The Greek, who is the ninth seed, was taken to the second set which he controlled in the same way and where again three ‘breaks’ were enough to seal his classification in the third round, where the winner of the duel will be measured between the Czech Marketa Vondrousova (70) and the Canadian Bianca Andreescu (31).
Also, the Russian Lyudmila Samsonova (16) is imposed with solvency, for double 6-3in Estonian Annette Kontaveit (82).
Source: La Verdad
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