Beatriz Haddad Maia extended her advantage in the confrontation with Maria Sakkari. In a duel that ended in the early hours of Sunday (31), in New York, the 29 -year -old Brazilian defeated the Greek from 30 by 2 sets to 0, 6/1 and 6/2 partials, in just 1h10 starting, and advanced to the UPE Open’s round of 16.
It was Bia’s fifth victory in five duels with the Greece tennis player, who was already number three in the world. Three of the previous triumphs were obtained when the rival was Top 10. Today, Sakkari occupies the 64th position on the WTA list (the Association of Professional Tennismen), and Paulistana is in 22nd place.
At the turn from Saturday to Sunday at Louis Armstrong Stadium, the second largest in the Flu complex, Paulistana had a wide advantage in the ball exchanges. Firmer from the bottom of the court, made a safe game and had the multiple forced errors of the rival, which also had difficulty in the service.
Bia is expected to return to the court on Monday (1st), at a time to be defined by the tournament organization, the last Grand Slam of the year. Her octave opponent will be the American 23-year-old Amanda Annisimova, ninth in the world ranking-which recently went to the traditional Wimbledon tournament and dual 6/0 Iga Swiatk.
Haddad Maia and Anysimova have faced each other three times in the circuit, with two wins from the American and one of the Brazilian. The most recent confrontation occurred in 2023 in Adelaide. At the time, Bia got the best in direct sets, partial 6/4 and 7/5.
