Seventh-seeded Maria Sakkari of Greece fought off four match points in the second set before rallying to stun top-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine 1-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3 on Friday and reach the semifinals at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose, Calif.
Sakkari was broken in all four of her service games in the first set and again early in the second set, which she trailed 4-1 and 5-2. Down 5-3 with Svitolina serving for the match, Sakkari survived three match points before converting her fifth break point of the game to stay alive.
The 24-year-old escaped another match point on …read more
Source: Pakistan Today
