{"id":1596,"date":"2024-01-15T07:39:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T07:39:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.24hscore.com\/?p=1596"},"modified":"2024-01-15T07:40:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T07:40:00","slug":"maria-sakkari-and-barbora-krejcikova-won-their-first-matches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/24hscore.net\/news\/tennis\/maria-sakkari-and-barbora-krejcikova-won-their-first-matches\/","title":{"rendered":"Maria Sakkari and Barbora Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1 kicked off their Australian Open campaigns with successful wins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today in Melbourne, Australia, the prestigious Australian Open kicked off, featuring a notable women&#8217;s singles match between the eighth-ranked player worldwide, Maria Sakkari, and the tenth-ranked Barbora Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maria Sakkari, representing Greece, began her tournament by facing the 92nd-ranked Japanese player, Nao Hibino. Despite serving three aces and committing an equal number of double faults in the first set, Sakkari demonstrated her dominance by winning four out of five games on her serves and securing two more from her opponent. Consequently, the initial set ended with a score of 6-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the second set, Sakkari adopted a more cautious approach, delivering only one ace and avoiding double faults. She successfully claimed all four games on her serves, winning two out of three from her opponent. As a result, the second set concluded with a decisive score of 6-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australian Open<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Women&#8217;s Singles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hard Court<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First Round<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maria Sakkari vs. Nao Hibino: 6-4, 6-1<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/24hscore.org\/tennis\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tennis Full Results<\/a> |<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The first set and a steely-eyed stare from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mariasakkari?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@mariasakkari<\/a> ?<br><br>She leads Hibino 6-4.<br><br> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AusOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#AusOpen<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AO2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#AO2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w5p4iDJpvN\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/w5p4iDJpvN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AustralianOpen\/status\/1746398052607254554?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 14, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Barbora Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1, the Czech player, faced off against the 122nd-ranked Japanese player, Mai Hontama, in a hard-fought first-round match at the Australian Open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite being the favorite, Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1 encountered unexpected challenges in the first set, as Hontama confidently secured four games on her serves and an additional two on Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1&#8217;s serves. Despite facing two double faults, Hontama claimed the set with a scoreline of 6-2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the second set, Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1, ranked tenth globally, refrained from serving any aces and committed only one double fault. Although she won just two out of five games on her serves, she made a strong comeback by successfully claiming four out of five games on Hontama&#8217;s serve. Consequently, Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1 won the second set with a score of 6-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decisive third set witnessed both players making errors, but Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1 displayed resilience. Winning four out of five games on her serves and two out of four on her opponent&#8217;s serve, she secured the set with a score of 6-3, ultimately clinching victory in the match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Australian Open<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Women&#8217;s Singles<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hard Court<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First Round<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mai Hontama vs. Barbora Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1: 6-2, 4-6, 3-6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Surviving a scare ?\u200d?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BKrejcikova?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@BKrejcikova<\/a> holds off a spirited challenge from Hontama to prevail 2-6 6-4 6-3.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AusOpen?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#AusOpen<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AO2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#AO2024<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JJsInKBRsn\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/JJsInKBRsn<\/a><\/p>&mdash; #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AustralianOpen\/status\/1746378341785981177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">January 14, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the next round of the tournament, Maria Sakkari is set to play against the 71st-ranked player, Elina Avanesyan, while Barbora Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1 will take on the 81st-ranked German player, Tamara Korpatsch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today in Melbourne, Australia, the prestigious Australian Open kicked off, featuring a notable women&#8217;s singles match between the eighth-ranked player worldwide, Maria Sakkari, and the tenth-ranked Barbora Krej\u010d\u00edkov\u00e1. 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