Injury forces Maria Sakkari to retire in US Open first round

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Greek tennis player Maria Sakkari retired from her US Open first-round match against China’s Wang Yafan on Monday, August 26 after just one set due to an injury.

The No. 9 Greek seed dropped the opening set 6-2 before she retired. During a medical timeout, Sakkari was seen having her neck and shoulder area worked on.

Since making the semi-finals in the US Open and French Open in 2021, Sakkari has struggled in Grand Slams, losing five times in the first round.

Sakkari recently represented Greece at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, where she was knocked out in the Round of 16 by Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk.

Source: New York Post.

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