NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - JUNE 07: Maria Sakkari of Greece plays a forehand against Camila Osorio of Columbia during the Women's Singles First Round match on day 4 of The Rothesay Open at Nottingham Tennis Centre on June 07, 2022 in Nottingham, England.

Top-seeded Sakkari reaches quarterfinals at Nottingham Open

The Associated Press
4 years ago
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NOTTINGHAM, England (AP) — Top-seeded Maria Sakkari recovered from a poor start to beat Rebecca Marino in three sets on Thursday and reach the quarterfinals of the Nottingham Open on another rain-affected day at the grass-court event.

The Greek player won 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 to keep alive her bid for a second WTA title, after the Morocco Open on clay in May 2019.

Sakkari will next play seventh-seeded Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil, who defeated Yuriko Miyazaki 6-2, 7-6 (4).

In the men's event, Liam Broady became the third British player to reach the last eight by beating Finnish qualifier Otto Virtanen in three sets.

The quarterfinals begin on Friday.

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