WASHINGTON (AP) — Top-seeded Taylor Fritz got his North American hard-court season off to a strong start by hitting 11 aces and saving the only break point he faced in a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Aleksandar Vukic at the DC Open on Wednesday, July 23. The second-seeded woman, Emma Navarro, was...
MIAMI (AFP) -- Three-time Miami Open winner Victoria Azarenka battled for nearly three hours to get past a determined Yulia Putintseva and take her place in the semifinals with a 7-6 (7/4), 1-6, 6-3 win on Tuesday, March 26. Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan returns a shot to Maria Sakkari of Greece...
INDIAN WELLS (AFP) -- World number one Iga Swiatek powered past Greece's Maria Sakkari, 6-4, 6-0, on Sunday, March 17, to claim her second Indian Wells WTA title two years after she beat Sakkari for her first. Poland's Iga Swiatek kisses the championship trophy after defeating Greece's Maria...
INDIAN WELLS (AFP) -- Maria Sakkari needed three sets and four match points to get past US Open champion Coco Gauff on Friday, March 15, setting up a title clash with world number one Iga Swiatek at the ATP-WTA Indian Wells Masters. Greece's Maria Sakkari hits a forehand return to USA's Coco Gauff...
CANCUN (AFP) -- World number one Aryna Sabalenka said she feels "disrespected" by tennis' governing body and claimed the hastily-built court being used for the WTA Finals at the Mexican resort of Cancun is "not safe." Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka (AFP) Sabalenka eased past Greece's Maria Sakkari 6-0,...
SHANGHAI (AFP) -- Zheng Qinwen underlined her status as the future of Chinese women's tennis with a 7-6 (7/2), 6-3 win over sixth-ranked Maria Sakkari at the Zhengzhou Open on Wednesday, Oct. 11. China's Zheng Qinwen. (AFP) It was the 21-year-old Zheng's fifth top-10 victory of her young...
TOKYO (AFP) -- World number six Maria Sakkari and number 10 Caroline Garcia moved into the quarterfinals of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Thursday, Sept. 28. Maria Sakkari of Greece gestures at the net after a point against Misaki Doi of Japan during their women's singles match on day four of...
GUADALAJARA (AFP) -- Second-seeded Maria Sakkari ended her four-year wait for a second WTA title on Saturday, Sept. 23, beating Caroline Dolehide, 7-5, 6-3, to win the 1000 level Guadalajara Open. Greece's Maria Sakkari kisses her trophy on the podium after winning the WTA Guadalajara Open women's...
GUADALAJARA (AFP) -- Second-seeded Maria Sakkari beat third-seeded Caroline Garcia 6-3, 6-0 on Friday, Sept. 22, to book a return trip to the Guadalajara WTA 1000 tournament, where she'll face first-time WTA finalist Caroline Dolehide. Greece's Maria Sakkari (AFP) Greece's Sakkari, ranked...
MADRID (AFP) -- NBA superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo's impassioned "there's no failure in sports" plea after his team crashed out of the NBA play-offs won praise from Greek tennis-playing compatriot Maria Sakkari on Thursday who described it as a "wake-up call". *Giannis Antetokounmpo of the...
Maria Sakkari of Greece returns a shot to Naomi Osaka of Japan in their quarterfinal match of the Miami Open at Hard Rock Stadium on March 31, 2021 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Michael Reaves / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Naomi Osaka's 23-match winning streak came to...
Serena Williams marches into the US Open quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 win over Greece's Maria Sakkari on Monday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. (Al Bello/Getty Images/AFP) Serena Williams battled into the quarterfinals of the US Open on Monday as top men's seeds...
