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Maria Sakkari admitted she once thought she “never thought” she would be this good but her willingness to keep working hard paid off and led to her being considered one of the best in the game. Sakkari, who is 28 years old, enjoyed her breakthrough season in 2021.
That year, Sakkari reached her first Grand Slam semifinals at the French Open and US Open. Also, Sakkari broke into the top-10 for the first time in her career after the 2021 US Open. Sakkari, now ranked at No 9 in the world, also has a WTA 1000 title in her collection and she was also ranked as high as No 3 in the world.
“You always have to dream big. You have to follow your dreams. You have to believe in yourself. Work hard. Just never give up because great things can happen. My breakthrough came very late in my career. I never thought I was gonna be as good as I am today.
But because I kept working and putting in the hours, it got me to a point where I’m considered one of the best players right now. For me, that means you have to follow your dreams. You have to keep believing in yourself.
Surround yourself with people who believe in you. Surround yourself with good people,” Sakkari said on TV Azteca Deportes….
