Guadalajara (Mexico), September 19 (EFE).- The Tunisian Ons Jabeur and the Greek María Sakkari were confirmed this Tuesday as the two main favorites of the Master 1,000 WTA in Guadalajara by winning their matches and qualifying for the round of 16 .

Jabeur, the world’s seventh racket, needed just 59 minutes to defeat American Alycia Parks 6-2, 6-3, who made 49 unforced errors and showed ups and downs with her serve.

In both sets, the African started with a break in her favor and, with 83 percent of points won on first serve, she was superior.

In the top 16 phase, Ons, Wimbledon finalist, will face the Italian Marta Trevisan, who eliminated her compatriot Jasmine Paolini 7-5, 6-2 this Monday.

Sakkari showed her best tennis on the court, from which she had been absent in recent weeks, and in 1h 19 she won 6-2. 6-4 for the Australian Storm Hunter.

Maria hit 10 winners, double the number of her opponent, who made 24 unforced errors and failed in the decisive moment of the second set, when the Greek showed weakness.

In the first set, Sakkari broke to take a 3-0 lead; He once again cracked Hunter’s serve in the eighth game and claimed a comfortable 6-2 victory.

The story was different in the second set in which Hunter surprised the European and took a 2-0 lead; The Australian improved her game and resisted the attacks of María, who in the eighth game made a break to force 4-4 and took advantage of her rival’s nervousness to break again in the tenth and win.

“There is something special about this place that helps me, I feel good vibes, it is the best place to get rid of my fears,” said the Greek, who was seen enjoying the tennis, which was difficult for him to achieve. This year.

Sakkari will play in the round of 16 against Italy’s Camia Giorgi, who beat Spain’s Cristina Bucsa 6-1, 6-2.

The score of the day was given by the Colombian Emiliana Arango, who for her first Master 1,000 tournament overtook the American Sloane Stephens, champion of the US Open 2017, whom she beat 6-1, 6-2.

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Arango will face American Taylor Townsend in the next round, winner of her compatriot Elvina Kalieva 6-1, 7-6(3).

This Tuesday, the Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, seeded sixth, eliminated the Ukrainian Marta Koustyuk 6-2, 6-3 and entered the phase of the best 16 in which she will face the American Sofia Kenin, winner 6-2 , 6-7(5) from the Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina.

In other matches, Belarusian Victoria Azarenka beat Ukrainian Danana Yastremska 6-4, 7-5(5), Canadian Leylah Fernández beat Belgian Elise Mertens 6-3, 6-4 and Frenchwoman Carolina García , the third seed, was chosen. won two match points to defeat Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-4.

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