TIL Desk Sports/ No.13 seed Maria Sakkari delivered a brilliant performance as she came from the brink of defeat to shock two-time champion Serena Williams and roar into the quarterfinals of the ongoing Western & Southern Open.
Sakkari, who started the week with a decisive victory over American teenager Coco Gauff, trailed by a set and a break in her first meeting with the 23-time Grand Slam champion only to roll through the final set after two hours and 17 minutes to win the match 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-1 on Tuesday evening.
“I haven’t realised it yet,” Sakkari said after the match as per the WTA website. “It feels pretty good, because she (Williams) has been a role model for me growing up, and obviously what she has achieved is huge. So it feels very nice.”
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