Maria Sakkari and Petra Kvitova will take on each other in the quarter-finals matchup of the 2023 Indian Wells Masters on March 16.
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7th seed Maria Sakkari has been making it to the later stages of all the recent tournaments she has played in. She will be adamant about finally getting her hands on some silverware by performing well at the ongoing Indian Wells Masters. She made it to the semi-finals of both the WTA Finals and the Linz Open losing to Garcia and Martic respectively. She made it to the third round of the Australian Open losing to Zhu Lin and at the recent Qatar Open, she again made it to the semi-finals losing this time to Pegula. In the ongoing Indian Wells, she beat Rogers in the first-round matchup by 2-6, 6-4, 6-0, and in the round of 32 matchup, she beat Kalinina by 3-6, 6-2, 6-4. She beat Pliskova in the last-round matchup by 6-4, 5-7, 6-3.
15th seed Petra Kvitova has been through a rough patch and she seems out of patience now that she has gone without a major silverware for quite some time. She will be determined to perform well in the Indian Wells Masters and get her hands on the trophy. In her recent tournament at the Dubai Tennis Championships, she made it to the quarter-finals getting knocked out by Krejcikova and at the Australian Open, she lost to Kalinina right in the second round. At the Adelaide International 2 tournament, she bowed out of the tournament in the quarter-finals again losing to Kasatkina, and at the recent Qatar Open, she made it to the round of 16 stage where she lost to Gauff. In the ongoing Indian Wells, she beat Mandlik in the first-round matchup by 6-1, 7-5, and in the round of 32 matchup, she beat Ostapenko by 0-6, 6-0, 6-4. She beat Pegula in the last-round matchup by 6-2, 3-6, 7-6.
| Maria Sakkari vs Petra Kvitova | Match details |
|---|---|
| Date | March 16, 2023 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Tournament | Indian Wells Masters |
| Stage | Quarter-Finals |
| Time (India) | 6:30 A.M. |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| K. Pliskova | 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 (W) |
| A. Kalinina | 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 (W) |
| S. Rogers | 2-6, 6-4, 6-0 (W) |
| K. Pliskova | 6-1, 6-2 (L) |
| J. Pegula | 2-6, 6-4, 1-6 (L) |
| Opponent | Score |
|---|---|
| J. Pegula | 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (W) |
| J. Ostapenko | 0-6, 6-0, 6-4 (W) |
| E. Mandlik | 6-1, 7-5 (W) |
| B. Krejcikova | 6-3, 6-2 (L) |
| Y. Putintseva | 4-6, 4-6 (W) |
Maria Sakkari and Petra Kvitova have faced each other seven times in the past with Sakkari winning four times and Kvitova winning thrice.
Maria Sakkari and Petra Kvitova will take on each other in the quarter-finals matchup of the 2023 Indian Wells Masters on March 16.
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