US Open already has stunning exit as Maria Sakkari is out after one set
A shocking exit from the 2024 U.S. Open has already been announced. Greek star Maria Sakkari, the ninth seed, retired after just one set due to an apparent injury in her first-round match against China’s Wang Yafan on Court 17 on Monday. The 29-year-old Sakkari lost the first set 2-6 and had treatment on his […]
Iga Swiatek swats aside Maria Sakkari for second Indian Wells triumph | Iga Swiatek
Iga Swiatek continued to distance herself from her rivals at the top of the WTA Tour by defeating ninth seed Maria Sakkari 6-4, 6-0 to win her second Indian Wells title. This is the world No. 1’s second WTA 1000 title this year, which she won in Doha last month. Not since Serena Williams became […]
Maria Sakkari smells weed during US Open loss to Rebeka Masarova
The US Open is on hard courts, but it was the grass that gave Maria Sakkari trouble. The eighth-seeded Greek complained about the strong smell of cannabis during her 6-4, 6-4 comeback loss to Rebekah Massarova in the first round. “It was weed,” said Sakkari. “The smell, oh my god. I think it’s from the […]
