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French Open: Maria Sakkari first Greek woman to enter Grand Slam quarterfinals
Updated On: 08 June, 2021 10:06 AM IST | Paris | IANS
She will meet the winner of the clash between defending champion Iga Swiatek of Poland and Ukrainian teenager Marta Kostyuk.
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Greece`s Maria Sakkari returns the ball to Sofia Kenin of the US during their women`s singles fourth round tennis match on Day 9 of The Roland Garros 2021 French Open tennis tournament in Paris. Pic/AFP
World No.18 Greek Maria Sakkari on Monday gave her tennis career a huge boost as she secured a spot in her first Grand Slam quarterfinals defeating last year's runners-up and world No.5 Sofia Kenin 6-1, 6-3 at the French Open.
Maria needed just an hour and eight minutes to oust Sofia and become the first Greek woman to reach a Grand Slam singles quarter-final.
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