Maria Sakkari is officially done with tennis in 2024 as the Greek is shifting all of her focus on recovering from a shoulder injury and being ready for the start of the 2025 season.
After not playing since the US Open and sadly being forced to skip Guadalajara where she was supposed to return as the defending champion, the former world No. 3 also skipped back-to-back WTA 1000 tournaments in Beijing and Wuhan. And now, the 29-year-old probably determined that in these circumstances, the best thing is to put a curtain on the year because pushing a return could possibly lead to her aggravating the injury and then it lingering her next year.
Before the final Slam of the year, Sakkari missed all of the hard-court events that took place leading up to the US Open. At Flushing Meadows, she attempted to play but retired injured after Wang Yafan won 6-2 the opening set of their first-round meeting.
The Greek, who went just 21-14 this season and plummeted to No. 22, acknowledged that it wasn’t the year she was hoping would be. However, she remains positive that she can use certain things as a lesson and have a big bounce-back year in 2025.
“For the last few weeks, my main focus has been on recovering from my shoulder injury. Unfortunately, due to this, I will have to end my…
