Tennis
Sakkari climbed to number 3 in the world rankings, with a win in the final he will climb to number 2
Great success for Maria Sakkari, who, thanks to her final qualification from Indian Wells, has secured the rise from 6th to 3rd place in the world rankings. If he wins the tournament, he’ll move up to 2nd place!
Maria Sakkari (No. 6 in the world) had a great qualification in the Indian Wells final, defeated Paula Bandosa (No. 7 in the world) 2-1 in the semifinals and burst into tears after the match. At the same time, he also wrote history!
Thanks to her qualification for Sunday’s final, the Greek champion secured her rise to world No. 3 in a career-best performance! Indeed if he wins the tournament by beating them Iga Sfiodek (No. 4 in the world) in the final, then he will rise to No. 2 in the world in a historic moment for Greek tennis.
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