Danielle Collins stomps hard and defeats the Greek Maria Sakkari on the fast track (6-4, 6-2) in their duel for the second round of the WTA 1000 in Montreal. The American will have to see the faces with the local Leylah Fernandez for the pass to the quarterfinals of the Canadian tournament.
Great match between important tennis players like Danielle Collins y Maria Sakkari, looking for his place in the third round of the Montreal tournament. This was the absolute premiere of the week for the Greek, while on her side, the American had defeated the Ukrainian Elina Svitolina with full authority.
Collins solid heading into third round
An ideal start for the American player, with her usual aggressive tennis, when she made a break on Sakkari’s first serve, to take an early lead. Helena herself would have chances to recover the break immediately, but her rival widened the favorable margin in numbers. The fate of this first set seemed clear, and increasingly with one more break for Danielle, who was up 5-1 on the scoreboard. Sakkari would flaunt her experience, and forcing erratic passage from her opponent, she would hit two breaks in a row to plunge right into the fray, with a chance to even the score on her serve. However, there came a new break, under that pressure to look for a tie, and Collins secured the first set 6-4.
Maria wanted to quickly change the chip thinking about what was to come, and the story began positively for her in the second set, with a break in the first game. But once again, the Greek herself would let a favorable moment pass, with two breaks in a row for Collins, who now had a 3-1 advantage in numbers. Sakkari partially regained parity, but for the sixth time in the match she was unable to score from her serve, and the American was closing in on victory at 4-2. Finally, and with another break in her favor, the North American finished things with a bulky 6-2.
2023-08-10 01:15:42
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