Maria
Sakkari overcame Shelby Rogers to advance to the third round of the BNP Paribas
Open Indian Wells.
Sakkari
arrived at Indian Wells with the responsibility of defending the points she
obtained in the previous edition, where she reached the tournament final and
was defeated by world No. 1 Iga Swiatek. Shelby Rogers advanced through the
first round with a victory over Katie Volynets, where she was able to maintain
consistency throughout the match and dominated in the third set, leaving good
feelings in her debut.
The
American started the match being superior to Sakkari. The world No. 7 only won
one point in her first three service games, which the local player took
advantage of to get three breaks and go up 4-1. A rain delay forced a break,
which helped the Greek player return with a new attitude, but it was not enough
to recover in the set.
The former
world No. 3 raised her level in the next set and had a close battle with
Rogers. The end of the second set was especially tense at 4-4, with Sakkari
saving three break points against her to hold her service game. The Greek
player went on a streak of 9 consecutive points, which gave her the first set
6-4.
The last
set was an absolute domination by Sakkari, who renewed her confidence and
achieved a bagel, ending the match 2-6, 6-4, 6-0. The Greek will face Anhelina
Kalinina, who defeated youngstar Linda Frühvirtova in the second round.
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