Sakkari qualifies for Charleston's "4"
Despite the fact that with the "good morning" of the first set, Sakkari found herself behind with a break from the Russian (she competes under a neutral flag), she immediately reacted and "broke" Kundermetova's serve twice, leading to with 4-2. Afterwards, the Greek champion held her serve and with a new break, took the set 6-2, after 39 minutes of play.
The "scenario" of the first set was repeated in the second, with the 26-year-old Russian "breaking" the serve of the 28-year-old Greek, who is ranked No. 7 in the world. However, Sakkari reacted again and after breaking in the fourth game, tying the score 2-2, she held her serve until the tenth game, where with a new break, she reached the qualification victory with 6-4 and after 55 minutes of match.
Sakkari's opponent in the semi-final will be the American, Danielle Collins (No. 22 in the world), who beat Belgium's Elise Mertens (No. 30) 6-3, 6-4.
