NEW YORK: Greek eighth seed Maria Sakkari crashed out of the US Open in the first round following a 6-4 6-4 defeat at the hands of Spaniard Rebeka Masarova on Monday (Aug 28). World number 71 Masarova converted all three break point opportunities she had during the 87-minute encounter to secure her first c
NEW YORK: Greek eighth seed Maria Sakkari crashed out of the US Open in the first round following a 6-4 6-4 defeat at the hands of Spaniard Rebeka Masarova on Monday .
World number 71 Masarova converted all three break point opportunities she had during the 87-minute encounter to secure her first career win over a top-10 player. Sakkari had control as she consolidated an early break for a 4-1 lead but Masarova stormed back and won the next five games to wrap up the opening set.
In the second set, Masarova again consolidated a break for a 5-3 cushion and then, after Sakkari held serve to stay alive, closed out the encounter on her second match point with a backhand winner that dropped just inside the corner.For Sakkari, the defeat marked the final blow in a disappointing Grand Slam year for her as she followed a third-round appearance at the Australian Open with first-round exits at the French Open, Wimbledon and now the US Open.
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