“We are all absent on court against Emma Raducanu,” Maria Sakkari ‘sad and broken’ after semifinal loss at US Open 2021
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Emma Raducanu has continued her dream run at US Open 2021, as she stormed into the finals with a straight sets win over Maria Sakkari. The 18-year-old Briton started the game in a dominating fashion, as she took the first set 6-1. Sakkari fought hard in the second set, but could not match up to the teenager.
Maria Sakkari has had a tremendous year so far, where she has reached the semifinals of French Open and US Open 2021. Although, she is disappointed with her loss in the semifinals, yet she is optimistic that her time will come soon enough. It has been an incredible run for the Greek star, where she has defeated some top players on her way to the semifinals.
“I’m sad. I’m very broken that I couldn’t make it to my first final once again. But I’m positive that it will come sometime soon,” said Sakkari.
She plays fearless: Sakkari on Emma Raducanu
Maria Sakkari heaped praise on Emma Raducanu and stated that the Briton plays fearless tennis, and has nothing to lose. The teenager has won nine consecutive matches to make it to the finals of US Open, starting from the qualifying rounds.
“She plays fearless. She goes for it. She does the right thing. She has nothing to lose. She’s enjoying herself,” the Greek added.
However, Maria Sakkari added that all opponents of Emma Raducanu, including herself have not brought their best game. Belinda Bencic, Tokyo Olympic gold-medalist was also defeated by the Briton in straight sets.
“But we were all absent from the court playing against her. I saw Belinda yesterday. I think she would agree that we did not bring our best performance,” said Sakkari.
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