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Hong Kong: Sakkari beats Joint 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the Round of 16

Five matches finished in Hong Kong, and Maria Sakkari, Aliaksandra Sasnovich and Claire Liu moved through the Round of 16.

All results

  • Round of 16Maria Sakkari d. Maya Joint4-6 6-3 6-3
  • Round of 16Aliaksandra Sasnovich d. Talia Gibson6-1 5-7 7-6(7)
  • Round of 16Claire Liu d. Katie Boulter7-5 6-4
  • Round of 32Antonia Ruzic d. Alina Charaeva7-6(5) 6-4
  • Round of 32Mika Stojsavljevic d. Sofia Kenin6-3 4-6 6-4

Maria Sakkari beat Maya Joint 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the Round of 16. Sakkari is ranked No. 30 and Joint No. 90. Sakkari hit 7 aces to Joint’s 2. Joint put 72 % of her first serves in and took the first set, so the winner had to work for it.

Round of 32 and Round of 16 results, Hong Kong
Round of 32 and Round of 16 results, Hong Kong

Aliaksandra Sasnovich beat Talia Gibson 6-1 5-7 7-6(7), also in the Round of 16. Sasnovich hit 8 aces to Gibson’s 4. A 6-1 set and a deciding tiebreak in one match is a lot of tennis to fit into three sets.

Claire Liu beat Katie Boulter 7-5 6-4 in the Round of 16. Liu hit 6 aces. Boulter hit none. Both sets were close, and Liu was the one who finished them.

Round of 32

Antonia Ruzic beat Alina Charaeva 7-6(5) 6-4. Ruzic got 72 % of her first serves in, and a tiebreak in the first set decided it. Charaeva hit 5 aces to Ruzic’s 3.

Mika Stojsavljevic, ranked No. 411, beat Sofia Kenin 6-3 4-6 6-4. Stojsavljevic hit 6 aces and won 78 % of her first-serve points. She also served 12 double faults and still won, which is a neat trick. Next, Ruzic plays Xinyu Wang in the Round of 16 at 07:00 CET. Stojsavljevic meets Zeynep Sonmez in the Round of 16 at 08:30 CET.

Data as of 06:30 CET · API-Tennis

Key numbers

7AcesSakkari 7 · Joint 2
5/14Break points wonSakkari 5/14 · Joint 3/6
61%First-serve percentageSakkari 61% · Joint 72%

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