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Maria Sakkari suffered a painful first-round defeat at the WTA 500 Guadalajara Open Akron, losing to France’s Elsa Jacquemot 6-2, 6-0. The Greek player was returning to Guadalajara, the very place where she won the second title of her career back in 2023 when the tournament was a WTA 1000.

Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / September 8

WTA Guadalajara Day 1 Predictions Including Maria Sakkari vs Elsa Jacquemot

The tennis world never sleeps, and less than 48 hours after the conclusion of the 2025 US Open Women’s Final, main draw WTA action kicks off in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / August 18

WTA Monterrey Day 1 Predictions Including Maria Sakkari vs Donna Vekic

Quite a few interesting matchups will take place on Day 1 of the 2025 WTA Abierto GNP Seguros in Monterrey, Mexico. Former finalist Marie Bouzkova takes on Zeynep Sonmez, while Jessica Bouzas Maneiro hopes to follow up her great performances in Montreal and Cincinnati.

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Tennis News / TennisUpToDate.com / August 11

'I’m not playing tennis to be No. 65 in the world': Buoyant Maria Sakkari sets big goals ahead of Cincinnati Open second-round clash

Greece’s Maria Sakkari believes that she is on the right track after securing some important wins in the recent past. Sakkari is currently taking part in the Cincinnati Open, where she defeated Kamilla Rakhimova in the round of 128 with a score of 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.

Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / August 7

WTA Cincinnati Day 2 Predictions Including Maria Sakkari vs Kamilla Rakhimova

After Victoria Mboko’s sensational victory in the Canada Masters, the WTA tour shifts to Cincinnati for another WTA 1000 event. The seeds won’t be in action until the weekend, but this Friday should still be a great day of tennis, full of high quality and very unpredictable matches given how evenly matched most matchups look on paper.

Tennis News / TennisUpToDate.com / July 30

Jessica Pegula's title defense kicks off strong: Dispatches Maria Sakkari with authority in Montreal

Jessica Pegula began her Canadian Open title defense with a significant 7-5, 6-4 victory over Maria Sakkari. The world No. 4 achieved her 18th win in 20 matches at the tournament, where she is defending titles won in 2023 and 2024.

Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / July 29

WTA Day 4 Montreal Predictions Including Jessica Pegula vs Maria Sakkari

After an exciting Tuesday of second round matches at the WTA 1000 event in Montreal, the rest of the second round concludes on Wednesday. All of the predictions

Tennis News / TennisUpToDate.com / July 30

'What’s a girl supposed to do?': Carson Branstine fumes over missed line call vs Maria Sakkari

Canadian star Carson Branstine took to social media to complain about the electronic line call system, following a controversial point that disadvantaged her during her match against Maria Sakkari.

Tennis News / Total Apex Sports / July 25

Emma Raducanu Defeats Maria Sakkari To Reach Semifinals

Emma Raducanu is finally giving us something to talk about besides her insanely unfortunate injury history, and wow, has it been worth the wait. For the first time since her fairytale US Open run in 2021, she’s back in a WTA semifinal on hardcourt.

Tennis News / TennisUpToDate.com / July 25

Emma Raducanu is back! Downs Maria Sakkari in DC Open thriller to reach semifinals

Emma Raducanu secured a commanding victory against Maria Sakkari, advancing to the semifinals of the DC Open. The former US Open champion delivered a dominant first set and then came back from 2-5 down in the second, winning five consecutive games before closing out the victory 6-4, 7-5.

Tennis News / TennisUpToDate.com / July 25

'That shows a lot of mental strength' - Maria Sakkari praises Naomi Osaka for unique path taken to return to form

After her rapid ascent to the top of the WTA circuit, former World No.1 Naomi Osaka experienced some lows as she dealt with personal issues and childbirth that saw her suffer a significant loss of form.

Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / July 24

WTA Washington Quarterfinal Predictions Including Emma Raducanu vs Maria Sakkari

The WTA Mubadala Citi DC Open quarterfinals are set and promise to deliver thrilling tennis action with this intense lineup. There will be a new champion as top seed and former champion Jessica Pegula is out.

Tennis News / Field Level Media / July 23

WTA roundup: Maria Sakkari tops Emma Navarro in Washington

Greece's Maria Sakkari upset second-seeded Emma Navarro 7-5, 7-6 (1) in the second round of the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Wednesday in Washington. Sakkari, a finalist in the event two years ago, finished with a 7-1 edge in aces and saved all three break points she faced.

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Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / July 20

WTA Washington Day 1 Predictions Including Maria Sakkari vs Katie Boulter

Mubadala Citi Open WTA singles main draw action is kicking off on Monday with five matches on the schedule. Extremely talented youngsters like Victoria Mboko and Maya Joint will be clashing with more experienced opponents, before Maria Sakkari and Katie Boulter face off in the match of the day not before 6:00 PM.

Tennis News / TennisUpToDate.com / July 8

Entry List Iasi Open 2025: Maria Sakkari, Elina Avanesyan and Alycia Parks lead the way

The Iasi Open is a leading tournament in the week that follows Wimbledon between July 14-20, 2025. Held on the outdoor clay courts in Romania, it sees 32 singles players compete for 250 points at Baza Sportiva Circ.

Tennis News / TennisUpToDate.com / July 3

Ruthless Elena Rybakina rolls past Maria Sakkari to reach Wimbledon third round

Elena Rybakina secured a commanding 6-3, 6-1 victory over a challenging Maria Sakkari, comfortably advancing to the third round of Wimbledon.

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Tennis News / Last Word On Sports / July 2

Wimbledon Women’s Day 4 Predictions Including Elena Rybakina vs Maria Sakkari

The second round at the All England Club wraps up on Day 4 as 16 women look to take the next step to glory. No. 11 seed Elena Rybakina squares off against former world No.

Tennis News / Tennis Infinity / June 28

2025 Iasi Open WTA Entry List: Sakkari, Parks, Sevastova & Others

The 2025 Iasi Open on clay will run from July 14th to 20th during the week after Wimbledon, and the entry list for the tournament has been unveiled. Last year's Iasi Open was the first time it had been played as a WTA 250 event.

Tennis News / ESPN / June 23

Sakkari, Putintseva have testy exchange at net

Bad blood spilled over in Bad Homburg on Sunday when Greece's Maria Sakkari and Kazakhstan's Yulia Putintseva were involved in a centre court confrontation after their first-round match.

Tennis News / FirstSportz / June 22

Watch: Maria Sakkari and Yulia Putintseva Involved in a Heated Confrontation at Bad Homburg

The opening round of the 2025 Bad Homburg Open witnessed a heated spectacle between Maria Sakkari and Yulia Putintseva, who exchanged sharp words and displayed very evident tension during their post-match handshake at the net.

Tennis News / TennisUpToDate.com / June 22

Watch: 'That’s why nobody likes you!': Maria Sakkari blasts Yulia Putintseva in shocking net confrontation

Maria Sakkari and Yulia Putintseva had a fiery discussion at the net after a lively encounter at the Bad Homburg Open. The Greek former World No. 3 secured a 7-5, 7-6(6) victory in the first round of the tournament and criticized Putintseva's attitude during the handshake at the net, sparking the argument.

Tennis News / Athlon Sports / April 21

Maria Sakkari Turns Fangirl For Hyeon Chung

Greek tennis star Maria Sakkari has been struggling since her comeback to the tour, after a lengthy injury hiatus. She is coming off two consecutive losses to Coco Gauff at the sunshine double in Indian Wells and Miami.

Tennis News / FirstSportz / February 15, 2024

Maria Sakkari splits up with coach Tom Hill ahead of Indian Wells and Miami

After the 2024 Australian Open, the tennis world faced split-ups between the players and the coaches. After Holger Rune’s worst split-up so far, it was WTA star Maria Sakkari who announced a split-up with her coach, Tom Hill. After working for six years together, Hill created a Sakkari that the world knows now.

Tennis News / FirstSportz / January 14, 2024

'Managed to do the job right,' Maria Sakkari defies the Netflix curse once again as she advances towards her Australian Open goal in Melbourne

Greek tennis ace Maria Sakkari finally broke the first-round curse at a Grand Slam tournament as the 28-year-old advanced to the second round at the 2024 Australian Open.

Tennis News / FirstSportz / January 10, 2024

'Maybe I should just quit!' Maria Sakkari, disclosing the ‘dark side’ of tennis, talks about having panic attacks despite becoming the World No. 3 in 2022

Greek tennis player Maria Sakkari reached the pinnacle of her career in 2022. Although she won her first title at the Morocco Open in 2019, she became the World No.