Maria Sakkari continues her run at the WTA 500 in Singapore, having defeated Nao Hibino 2-0 in sets (7-5, 6-1) over Nao Hibino and secured her spot in the quarterfinals.
The Greek tennis player had to work harder in the first set, which she won 7-5, but she then significantly stepped up her performance and dominated the court.
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With a 6-1 score in the second set, she emphatically closed out the match and confirmed her superiority, defeating Hibino for the third time in her career, in as many head-to-head matches.
In the quarterfinals, Sakkari will face Talia Gibson, who earlier defeated Victoria Morvayova 2-0 in sets (7-6, 7-6).
The quarterfinal matchups:
Mira Andreeva (No. 5) – Laila Fernandez (No. 31)
Elise Mertens (No. 19) – Maya Chwalinska (No. 25)
Xinyu Wang (No. 40) – Tatiana Prozorova (No. 180)
Maria Sakkari (No. 33) – Talia Gipson (No. 63)
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