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French Open: Maria Sakkari first Greek woman to enter Grand Slam quarterfinals
Updated On: 08 June, 2021 10:06 AM IST | Paris | IANS
She will meet the winner of the clash between defending champion Iga Swiatek of Poland and Ukrainian teenager Marta Kostyuk.
Greece's Maria Sakkari returns the ball to Sofia Kenin of the US during their women's singles fourth round tennis match on Day 9 of The Roland Garros 2021 French Open tennis tournament in Paris. Pic/AFP
World No.18 Greek Maria Sakkari on Monday gave her tennis career a huge boost as she secured a spot in her first Grand Slam quarterfinals defeating last year's runners-up and world No.5 Sofia Kenin 6-1, 6-3 at the French Open.
Maria needed just an hour and eight minutes to oust Sofia and become the first Greek woman to reach a Grand Slam singles quarter-final.
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