Maria Sakkari was eliminated in the first round of the Roland Garros tournament. The WTA Top-10 athlete was defeated in two sets by Karolina Muchova with a score of 7-6(5), 7-5.

Maria SakkariPhoto: Aurelien Morissard / AP / Profimedia

Maria Sakkari was eliminated from the first round of Roland Garros

Maria Sakkari, who is ranked 8th in the WTA ranking, was eliminated from the first round of Roland Garros.

The athlete from Greece was defeated in two sets by Karolina Muhova (42 WTA), at the end of the match, which lasted two hours and 9 minutes.

Maria Sakkari became the first WTA top 10 player to withdraw from the Paris Grand Slam.

In the second round, Karolina Mukhova will meet with Nadia Podoroska (101 WTA).

The Roland Garros tournament takes place from May 28 to June 11, has a total prize pool of 49.6 million euros, and is the 127th tournament. Iga Sviatek and Rafael Nadal (14-time winner in Paris) became the champions of the title.

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