Maria Sakkari has achieved a notable milestone and made more Greek tennis history as the 28-year-old officially kicked off her 100th consecutive week in the top-10 this Monday, via TENNIS magazine. Sakkari, ranked at No 8 in the world, broke into the top-10 for the first time in her career on September 27th, 2021.
At the time, Sakkari became the first-ever Greek WTA player to make the top-10. Since then, Sakkari hasn’t exited the top-10 nor once and she has now made more history – she is the first Greek woman to achieve 100 consecutive weeks in the top-10.
100 STRAIGHT WEEKS IN THE TOP 10!
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Sakkari, the first Greek woman to reach the Top 10 in WTA rankings history, first broke into the elite on September 27th, 2021 and hasn’t left since.
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Sakkari recently had a candid message for her critics
In early August, Sakkari defeated Jessica Pegula 6-3 4-6 6-2 in the Washington semifinal. By beating Pegula, Sakkari ended her negative run of seven straight defeats in the semifinals in 2023.
Afterward, Sakkari had a message for “dumb critics”…
