Sakkari: “Everyone is yelling at me here because I lost semifinals and finals to top players.”

Maria Sakkari (No. 8) lost 2-0 in a set to Karolina Muhova (No. 42) and, like last year, was ruled out by the Czech Republic at Roland Garros. The leading Greek tennis player indicated that she will lose players lower down the rankings, while pointing out that her semifinal and final losses have been criticized by top athletes.

Specifically what he said:

“It was a very difficult draw from the start, she was the most difficult unseeded player that could have happened to me, but that’s no excuse, I’m a high-level player, I could have found more solutions on the pitch.” I could have dealt with the stress better. It’s all a bit fresh and it’s hard to see exactly what went wrong. I got off to a good start.”

For the future: “I can’t say much about the future, it’s fresh, a few days off to calm my head. I’ll start with the grass, which I haven’t decided yet. I will continue the season as it goes on the specific tournaments. There is no more.”

For the last two tournaments: “I lost to Vodrusova, who played in a Grand Slam final, but she dropped out because she got injured and the current player also dropped out because of injury. She played semifinals and quarterfinals at Grand Slams.” “She beat top players. It will definitely happen. I lose to lower ranked players throughout the year, but here everyone scolds me for losing semifinals and finals, for losing to top players.”