Maria Sakkari admits fatigue of Coco Gauff clash played a factor in Swiatek loss: "Maybe things would have been different"
WTATuesday, 19 March 2024 at 00:30
Greece’s tennis star Maria Sakkari has stated that the tough
semifinal win over America’s Coco Gauff played a role in her defeat to the world
number one Iga Swiatek in the final of the Indian Wells.
The 28-year-old lost to the Polish tennis star in the final
of the WTA 1000 event in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 6-0.
Sakkari was quoted in a report where she stated that the length
of the semifinal against Gauff was one of the reasons why she could not
produce the kind of performance she wanted to in the all-important finale.
"I don’t want to disrespect Coco, but it would’ve been
amazing if this match was over an hour ago," she said. "I don't think
she was trying anything different. Yeah, I think I was a little bit tired, I
have to say.
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“Not that it's an excuse. I'm not saying that. She still
played very good. You know, probably maybe things would have been different for
me, like, the way I felt on the court if my previous match didn't go, you know,
as long as it went. You know, that's why it's important to close out matches
when you have to.”
Sakkari defeated Gauff in three sets with a score of 6-4,
6-7, 6-2. The game lasted two hours and 41 minutes. In comparison, Swiatek ended
up winning her semifinal against Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk in just one hour and
nine minutes.
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