Maria Sakkari, the Greek tennis player ranked in the top 10 of the world, won the most important title of her career in Mexico a few days ago, the WTA 1000 Guadalajara, and has now broken the $10 million barrier in career earnings.
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Maria Sakkari, one of the top 10 tennis players in the world and the highest-ranked Greek player in history alongside Stefanos Tsitsipas, left the US Open - after a third straight first-round loss at a Grand Slam event - in tears apologizing to all Greeks for her poor performance and her defeat. But less than a month later she is going home with a big smile and a long-awaited title at the Guadalajara Open AKRON, in Mexico, becoming the first Greek to win a WTA 1000 title.
Almost 10,000 fans attended the first tennis match to see Stefanos Tsitsipas and the national tennis team compete for the second time in the Davis Cup against Slovakia, at the Greek Panathenaic Stadium.
Greek-born Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo and his fiancee, Mariah Riddlesprigger, announced the good news of their new-born baby girl, on social media with the cutest way!
Coco Gauff became only the fourth American teenager to win the US Open title - after Tracey Austin, Serena Williams and Pete Sampras - and Hellenic Daily News was there to capture every thrilling moment!
Greek top tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas fired his latest coach Mark Philippoussis following an embarrassing second-round defeat at the US Open.
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Carlos Alcaraz certainly does not need any help to rack up wins in Arthur Ashe Stadium. But on Tuesday night, in the Spaniard's first US Open appearance since lifting last year's men's singles title, the world No. 1 was the beneficiary of a retirement from Dominik Koepfer after an hour of play.
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Greek top tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas said his performance was simply “not good enough” as his poor run continued with yet another early exit from Flushing Meadows on Wednesday when Swiss qualifier Dominic Stricker stunned the seventh seed in the US Open second round in a five-set thriller.
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