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“I feel like I haven’t really realized what I did this week…it’s going to take a little bit of time…” the new Guadalajara Open champ Maria Sakkari smilingly said. She ad just defeated Caroline Dolehide in straight sets 7-5, 6-3 and won the entire event without losing a set.
Three times was the charm for Sakkari on gaining a title since last year in Guadalajara se lost to Jessica Pegula. It was back in March she was stopped by Aryna Sabalenka at the semifinals to moving on to the championship round.
The journey was long but she did it and beams saying “I just want to really enjoy the moment…just keep working hard…I’m sure that more are going to come in the future.” Coco Gauff, the 2023 U.S. Open winner said with great excitement and relief “It was the best moment ever” after winning her first Grand Slam defeating Aryna Sabalenka in three sets.
She soon admitted that “I feel like I’m a little bit in shock at this moment.” Gauff had not only told it like it was about the haters that didn’t think she could go so far but about the anxiety people put her through. “I think people were putting a lot of pressure on me to win…I felt that at 15…” Now 19, there might be a whole new ballgame of…
