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The Baseline Player of the Week: Maria Sakkari

ByNiko Vercelletto

Published May 06, 2019

The 2019 season bestows upon fans another first-time title winner. Maria Sakkari took down Johanna Konta in a comeback victory in Rabat, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, to claim her first career WTA title. The 23-year-old becomes the first Greek woman since Eleni Daniilidou in 2008 to win a title on tour.

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Starting off the tournament ranked No. 51 in the world, Sakkari has jumped 10 spots to No. 41, her highest career-ranking to date. Despite losing the first set and being down 4-2 in the second, Sakkari never gave up, firing off 8 aces in the match and coming back for the win.

It was a great weekend for Greek tennis, as this was the first time in history that male and female Greek players won titles in the same week.

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Stefanos Tsitsipas captured the Estoril title on Sunday, marking his first clay-court crown.

Unfortunately, Sakkari couldn't keep up her winning streak, falling to Carlos Suarez Navarro in the first round of Madrid.