CIUDAD DE MÉXICO (AP) — Maria Sakkari doblegó el sábado 7-5, 6-3 a Caroline Dolehide para convertirse en la campeona del WTA 1000 de Guadalajara, su primer cetro en cuatro años.
La griega concretó apenas el segundo triunfo de su carrera en el circuito, luego de conquistar Rabat en 2019. Rompió así una racha de seis derrotas en fila en finales de torneos de la WTA.
Sakkari, quien el lunes amanecerá como la sexta mejor del escalafón, no tuvo problemas ante una jugadora ubicada en el número 111.La estadounidense Dolehide había dado la sorpresa desde su lado de la llave para alcanzar la final en un torneo en el que varias de las favoritas se bajaron a última hora para ir a la gira por China.
A lo largo de la semana, Sakkari agradeció a los aficionados mexicanos por apoyarla en sus encuentros.
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