Mayar Sherif 'thrilled' after making history as Egypt's first WTA Tour champion
Mayar Sherif said she was happy to make Egypt proud after becoming the first player from the country to win a WTA Tour title.
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Egyptian WTA heroine Mayar Sherif ‘pushed to limits’ by win in Parma
PARMA: Moments after she made history by becoming Egypt’s first-ever WTA title winner with a heroic effort at the Parma Ladies Open, Mayar Sherif could not hide her disbelief as she tried to articulate how she felt about her latest achievement.
Sherif becomes first Egyptian to win WTA Tour event
PARMA, Italy: Mayar Sherif became the first Egyptian to win a WTA Tour event by beating top-seeded Maria Sakkari 7-5, 6-3 at the Parma Ladies Open on Saturday. Besides earning her first career title, Sherif also notched her first win over a top-10 opponent.
US Open champion Swiatek out on her own in rankings
Iga Swiatek's victory in the US Open saw her extend her lead at the top of the WTA rankings Monday while beaten finalist Ons Jabeur moved up to second.
US Open: Maria Sakkari knocked out; Coco Gauff, Ons Jabeur, Andy Murray march on
The 21-year-old had never been past the second round of a Grand Slam tournament before, but uncorked 35 winners while saving 12 of 17 break points to secure her win. Wang, ranked 75th in the world, has happy memories of New York, having won the junior US Open title at the venue in 2018. "I'm just trying my best to save every ball," Wang said in her on-court interview. "I'm trying and learning."
Marino into U.S. Open 3rd round after firing 13 aces against shaky Ukrainian Snigur
Vancouver's Rebecca Marino advanced to the third round of the U.S. Open with a 6-3, 7-6 (5) win over Ukraine's Daria Snigur on Wednesday.
Despite 'feeling good on the court,' No. 3 Maria Sakkari ousted during second round of US Open
NEW YORK — The past two women's champions were already out of the US Open and now one of last year's semifinalists is gone.
Sakkari crashes out of US Open with defeat by China's Wang
Greek third seed Maria Sakkari became the biggest casualty in the women's draw at the U.S. Open when she fell to a 3-6 7-5 7-5 defeat to unseeded Chinese Wang Xiyu in an adsorbing second-round contest on Wednesday.