( Maria Sakkari)
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Patna : World No 25 Maria Sakkari, 25, Greece, sent 2nd seed & reigning US open and Australian Open Champion Naomi Osaka, 23, Japan, packing out of Miami Open in Florida, USA, handing her over a shock defeat in the women’s single quarter-finals of the tournament on March 31, 2021, late night. Sakkari, 23rd seed, beat World No 2 Naomi Osaka in straight sets 6-0, 6-4 march into the semi-finals of Miami Open.
Sakkari won 5 break points during the match to 1 by Osaka. The Greek won 6 games in a row in the match to 3 by the Japanese. Osaka committed 4 double faults to 3 by Sakkari. The Greek, in all, won 55 points during the match to 38 by Osaka, the winner of two US Open and two Australian Open singles titles. Sakkari served 2 Aces in the match to 1 by Osaka. Sakkari will face 8th seed Bianca Andreescu, 20, Canada, in semi-finals on April 2, 2021.
World No 9 Bianca Andreescu defeated World No 58 Sara Sorribes Tormo, 24, Spain, in a three-set battle 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 in semi-finals on April 1, 2021. Bianca won 9 break points during the match to 8 by Tormo. Both the players won 4 games each in a row during the match. The Canadian, in all, won 92 points during the match to 84 by the Spainiard.