Maria Sakkari put on an impressive performance in Wuhan, coming from behind to defeat Marta Kostyuk (Ukraine), ranked No. 10 in the world, and advanced to the round of 16.

In the first set, Kostyuk broke serve in the third game and went on to win 6-4 in 46 minutes. Sakkari, however, fought back, breaking serve in the second and sixth games to level the match at 1-1 with a 6-2 set win. In the third and decisive set, Maria broke serve in the fourth game and dominated to secure a 6-2 victory.

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Her next opponent will be the winner of the match between Xinyu Wang (China, No. 39) and Mia Pochankova (Slovakia, No. 202).

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