Sakkari battles back to reach semis in San Jose


  • Tennis
  • Saturday, 03 Aug 2019

FILE PHOTO: Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - July 5, 2019 Greece's Maria Sakkari in action during her third round match against Ukraine's Elina Svitolina REUTERS/Carl Recine

(Reuters) - Maria Sakkari came from behind to defeat top-seeded Elina Svitolina 1-6 7-6(3) 6-3 in a thrilling quarter-final at the Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose on Friday.

Sakkari saved four match points and trailed 5-2 in the second set but found her form in time to extend her run at the tournament, where she lost the final last year.

Get 30% off with our ads free Premium Plan!

Monthly Plan

RM13.90/month
RM9.73 only

Billed as RM9.73 for the 1st month then RM13.90 thereafters.

Annual Plan

RM12.33/month
RM8.63/month

Billed as RM103.60 for the 1st year then RM148 thereafters.

1 month

Free Trial

For new subscribers only


Cancel anytime. No ads. Auto-renewal. Unlimited access to the web and app. Personalised features. Members rewards.
Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!
   

Next In Tennis

Tennis-Dimitrov advances in Brisbane, end of Djokovic-Kyrgios doubles journey
Tennis-Kazakhstan end Germany's title defence in United Cup
Canada's Gabriela Dabrowski played through breast cancer
Tennis-New coach Murray misses Djokovic opener but offers advice from the slopes
Tennis-Kyrgios unsure of fitness for Australian Open
Tennis-Djokovic and Sabalenka win, Mpetshi Perricard aces Kyrgios test
Tennis-Raducanu pulls out of Australian Open warmup with back niggle
Tennis-Vukic advances in Brisbane with win over Goffin
Tennis-Frustrated Djokovic says players kept in dark over high-profile doping cases
Tennis-Djokovic says Murray bringing fresh ideas as new coach

Others Also Read