Fourth seed Maria Sakkari recovered from a set down to beat Maya Joint 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 on November 4, reaching the quarterfinals of the Hong Kong Tennis Open.
The Greek completed the second-round match in two hours and 14 minutes, according to the WTA’s official results. Joint took the opening set, but Sakkari conceded only three games in each of the next two to turn the contest around.
Sakkari finished with seven aces and two double faults. She won 44 of 57 points behind her first serve and converted five of 14 break opportunities, Tennis.com’s completed match record shows. Joint converted three of six break opportunities in the Centre Court match.
Sakkari had opened her campaign with a 6–1, 6–4 first-round win, while Joint had beaten fellow Australian Maddison Inglis 7–5, 6–2. Wednesday’s result takes Sakkari into the last eight of the WTA 250 event, which runs through November 8.
Archive photograph (November 2015): Maria Sakkari. Not from the November 2026 Hong Kong match. Photo: Maria Sakkari by Christian Mesiano, CC BY-SA 2.0. Downloaded without editing; display may resize or crop. Any adaptations remain under the linked licence.
