Maria Sakkari fought back from a set down to beat Maya Joint 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 and reach the Hong Kong Open quarterfinals. She admitted she was hard on herself on court but said she is enjoying Hong Kong and tuning out online abuse.
After dropping the opening set, Sakkari took control to win the next two against Joint.
She was candid about her frustration during the match, yet sounded content with her week in Hong Kong.
Earlier in the week, she was visibly shocked when a ball kid crushed a bug she had tried to rescue.
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