AUSTRALIAN OPEN

January 19, 2022

Maria Sakkari

Press Conference

M. SAKKARI/Q. Zheng

6-1, 6-4

THE MODERATOR: Take us through the match and how you felt out there today.

MARIA SAKKARI: Sure. I think I played a great first set. I was very solid from the baseline, serving well. Up until, you know, 5-3, I think I was in control and had no issues. I just got a little tight closing out the match. I had that one forehand in the middle of the court that I could probably have done something more and maybe closing out the match earlier, but I had faith in myself after, you know, I got broken that I would break her back again.