Maria Sakkari defeated Slovakia’s Mia Pohankova 6-1, 6-4 in 84 minutes to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2026 Wuhan Open.
The world No. 35 Greek handled the 17-year-old wild card comfortably and booked her place in the last eight of the WTA 1000 event.
Next Opponent: Maja Chwalinska
Sakkari will next face Poland’s Maja Chwalinska (No. 22), who earlier beat Iva Jovic 6-4, 6-1.
The two met at Roland Garros this year, where Chwalinska won 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 before reaching the final.
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