Maria Sakkari def. Lilli Tagger 5-7, 6-3, 6-0 — Italian Open 2026 R128

Match recap

Maria Sakkari defeated Lilli Tagger 5-7, 6-3, 6-0 in the R128 of the Italian Open 2026.

Maria Sakkari lost the opening set 7-5 to Lilli Tagger, then flipped the match by tightening her second serve — 52% of second-serve points won to Tagger's 41% — and rattling off the last six games for a 6-0 third. Tagger's edge on the day was conversion, taking 4 of 6 break points (67%) to Sakkari's 7 of 13, but it didn't survive once the Greek's return found Tagger's second ball: 59% of those points went Sakkari's way. The H2H stays clean at 2-0.

Match stats

Lilli Tagger: 3 aces, 59% first serves, 2 double faults, 4/6 break points. Maria Sakkari: 0 aces, 63% first serves, 1 double fault, 7/13 break points.

Profiles: Lilli Tagger · Maria Sakkari — Italian Open 2026

Head-to-head

Lilli Tagger and Maria Sakkari have met 2 times, with Maria Sakkari leading the head-to-head 2–0.

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