Tennis
Sakkari is out of the WTA Finals, ranked 8th, after being disqualified from the China Open
After losing to Coco Goff and being eliminated in the quarterfinals of the China Open, she was officially eliminated from the 8th round of the WTA Finals. However, the Greek tennis player ended up in the top 10 for another year.
Coco Goff’s hurdle proved too high for Maria Sakkari. The Greek champion lost 6-2, 6-2 to the American and missed the semi-finals of the China Open.
However, the world number 6 was not only excluded from continuing the tournament, but also from it Round of 16 of the WTA Finals.
Now this one Sakkari is ranked No. 9, which means she will finish in the top 10 for the third time in a row and that she can travel to Cancun as an alternative No. 1 and has a good chance of even playing in the WTA Finals, since she is the will be a substitute player if there is a withdrawal from the tournament.
The 8th who also mathematically qualified for the WTA Finals:
- Arina Sabalenka
- Iga Sviontek
- Coco Goff
- Elena Rybakina
- Jessica Pegula
- Marketa Vodrusova
- Ons Zambert
- Karolina Muchova
Source: sport 24
