The Greek was rock-solid with excellent court coverage
through the first set, getting the early break as she put up a dozen winners
and three aces, as Pliskova struggled to keep up.
The 17th seed kept up her assault, converting on break point
in the seventh game of the second set and winning all but two of her
first-serve points across the entire match as Pliskova stumbled into 20
unforced errors and three double faults.
"I'm speechless, I don't know what to say," she
remarked after the match, with British teen phenom Emma Raducanu next up in the
semi-final.
The Greek had shown no signs of fatigue despite coming
through a three hour, 30 minute fourth-round battle with former champion Bianca
Andreescu which wrapped up on Tuesday at 2:13 a.m. in New York.
It marked the latest finish to a women’s singles match at
the hardcourt major.
She will need all her energy in her semi-final against
Raducanu, who has not dropped a set since arriving at Flushing Meadows as a
qualifier.
“Emma — she’s had a great run,” said Sakkari. “But I trust
myself, I trust my game.”
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