Maria Sakkari opens Wimbledon up with a victory

Days ahead professing her ambition to win Wimbledon, Maria Sakkari backed it up in round one with a 6-1 6-4 win over Hives.

Sakkari faced a player that was clearly not good enough to seriously challenged him and her opponent also dealt with some physical issues requiring a lengthy medical timeout. All in all, it was a very good match from Sakkari who arrived here with a lot of confidence. She said she is one of the best players in the world and she wants to win it.

Today was a good start against Hives who could not challenge her. A 6-1 opening set for Sakkari who calmly outplayed her opponent in rallies. It did not require any special effort or any particularly high level. The 2nd set featured the lengthy MTO and upon return, the Greek player continued playing well. She smashed Hives in the 2nd set 6-4 to move on.

Overall it was a very good match from Sakkari but she had some serious issues on her 2nd serve dropping a good chunk of points when failing to hit the 2nd serve. That's a worry, especially for the next round where the opposition will be much stronger.