Emiliana Arango vs Maria Sakkari: Guadalajara Open 2023 Preview, Schedule, Date, Form Guide, Head to Head, Live Streaming

Emiliana Arango achieved a remarkable comeback to secure her second and most significant WTA quarterfinal victory against Taylor Townsend. In a little over two hours, she battled back from challenging positions, trailing 2-5 in the first set and 2-4 in the third, ultimately winning 7-5, 1-6, 6-4. Prior to this week, the former top 10 junior player had only secured four tour-level main draw wins, with three in Bogota and one in Prague. However, she surprised both Anastasia Potapova and Sloane Stephens with straight-set victories, marking her first career wins against top 50 players. As a result, she could enter the top 120 rankings by Monday.

Maria Sakkari secured her sixth victory in Guadalajara by convincingly defeating Camila Giorgi with a score of 6-2, 6-2 in just 66 minutes. It’s worth noting that she came from a break down in the second set. Throughout the week, Sakkari has not dropped a single set, beginning with a bye and then defeating doubles specialist Storm Hunter 6-2, 6-4. In October 2022, Guadalajara was the place where the Greek player reached her seventh career final, the second at the WTA 1000 level. Unfortunately, she was defeated by Jessica Pegula in straight sets, extending her wait for a second WTA title to nearly four and a half years. Before this week, Sakkari faced emotional challenges as she had experienced three consecutive first-round losses in Grand Slam tournaments and struggled to secure back-to-back wins in eight of her last 10 tournaments. As the second seed in this competition, she now aims for her seventh semifinal appearance in 2023.

Match facts

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Form Guide

Emiliana Arango

Maria Sakkari

Head to head

There is no prior head-to-head history between the two players, and Emiliana Arango, who was ranked 444th just ten months ago, is now one win away from breaking into the top ten. Her last WTA quarterfinal appearance was over five years ago in 2018, but this time, she approaches it with a nothing-to-lose mentality.

Emiliana Arango vs Maria Sakkari date

The Quarter-Final match of Guadalajara Open 2023 between Emiliana Arango and Maria Sakkari will take place on September 22.

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