Maria Sakkari hitting a shot during her semi-final match against Coco Gauff in the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.MIAMI – Maria Sakkari was back to her winning ways just days after losing the Indian Wells final as she demolished China's Yue Yuan 6-2, 6-2 on March 21 to ease into the third round of the Miami Open.
But the 28-year-old passed with flying colours, breaking her Chinese opponent five times in the 79-minute masterclass. The danger was far from over for the Ukrainian who faced match point on her own serve but stayed alive with a fearless forehand winner to cut the deficit to 5-4. Kalinina ended up winning five games in a row to bag the second set.
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