New York: Maria Sakkari lost because of words after strike Karolina Pliskova 6-4 6-4 at Arthur Ashe Stadium to reach the US Open semi-final on Wednesday.
Greece was a solid stone with an excellent court coverage through the first set, get a early break when he put up a dozen winners and three ACE.
The 17th seed maintained his attack in the second set, converting at a break point in the seventh match as runner-up Pliskova 2016 failed to match the intensity.
Pliskova, runner-up at Wimbledon this year, committed three multiple mistakes and 20 mistakes that were not inseparable in the match before Sakkari wrapped everything in one hour and 22 minutes.
“I’m silent, I don’t know what to say,” said Sakkari who was happy.
Greece did not show signs of fatigue even though it came for three hours, a four-minute four-minute battle with former Bianca Andreescu champion wrapped on Tuesday at 2:13 a.m.
in New York, the latest finish for a single woman in Major Hardcourt.
He would need all his energy in his semi-final against the UK’s teenager Emma Raducanu, who had not dropped a set since arriving at Flushing Meadows as a qualification.
“Emma – she has run great,” said Sakkari.
“But I believe in myself, I trust my game.”