Maria Sakkari and Caroline Garcia are scheduled to face one another in the Second round of the 2022 Cincinnati Open on Tuesday, August 16.
Maria Sakkari, who reached the quarterfinals in Cincinnati in 2019, will look to this tournament to turn things around quickly before the start of the US Open. Sakkari has yet to produce a notable performance in the US Open Series after two tournaments. Sakkari had a first-round bye in San Jose but was eliminated by Shelby Rogers, who allowed her to win only four games. Following a hard-fought second-round victory over Sloane Stephens in Toronto, Sakkari was defeated by Karolina Pliskova in the third round of the Canadian Open. Sakkari was able to extend the match into the third set, but Pliskova did not waste any time after that.
Caroline Garcia had gone into her first round match as a favorite, but a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Petra Martic would have been a deeply satisfying experience. Especially given that the world number 35 had to qualify for the main draw and had only won three of her previous 11 matches on hard court this season. Garcia needed an hour and 20 minutes to complete the match, breaking her opponent three times while saving all four break-points she faced. This comes after a first-round loss at the Canadian Open last week, where she was a 3/5 favorite.
Maria Sakkari and Caroline Garcia are scheduled to face one another in the Opening round of the 2022 Cincinnati Open on Tuesday, August 16. The tournament is scheduled to run from August 14 till August 21.
The 2022 Cincinnati Open will see six rounds of action excluding the qualifiers. These include the round of 64, round of 32, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final for both men’s and women’s. The tournament is scheduled to commence on August 14 and conclude on August 21 this year.
Competition Stage | Date |
Round of 64 | August 14 , 16 |
Round of 32 | August 16 , 17 |
Round of 16 | August 18 |
Quarter-finals | August 19 |
Semi-finals | August 20 |
Finals | August 21 |
Player | Seed |
Iga Swiatek | 1 |
Anett Kontaveit | 2 |
Paula Badosa | 3 |
Maria Sakkari | 4 |
Ons Jabeur | 5 |
Aryna Sabalenka | 6 |
Jessica Pegula | 7 |
Garbine Muguruza | 8 |
Country | Where to watch |
Australia | beIN Sports |
Canada | TSN/Sportsnet/TVA Sports |
India | Voot/Sports18 |
UK | Amazon Prime Video |
US | Tennis Channel |