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Sakkari knocked out of US Open after Starodubtseva stages comeback

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Ukraine’s Yulia Starodubtseva beat Greece’s Maria Sakkari 2-1 in sets, 1-6, 7-6, 6-2, in the US Open second round.
  • Sakkari dominated the opening set and led 5-4 in the second, but Starodubtseva won the tiebreak and controlled the deciding set.
  • Starodubtseva completed the comeback after 2 hours and 41 minutes to advance to the third round.

Maria Sakkari appeared close to securing her place in the third round after taking the opening set 6-1. The Greek, ranked 35th in the world, dominated early and used two breaks to move quickly into a 5-1 lead.

The match changed in the second set. Yulia Starodubtseva moved ahead 4-1, but Sakkari recovered and broke again to lead 5-4, giving herself the chance to serve for the match.

The Ukrainian responded immediately, leveling at 5-5 and forcing a tiebreak. Starodubtseva won it 7-4 to bring the match level.

Sakkari could not regain her rhythm in the deciding set. Starodubtseva broke early, moved 4-1 ahead and held control through the finish, winning 6-2 after 2 hours and 41 minutes. She advanced to the US Open third round, ending Sakkari’s tournament.

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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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