Happy that she managed to end this season in the Top-10, said Maria Sakkari after the defeat by Jessica Pegula which also meant her exclusion from the continuation of the WTA Finals.
In fact, the leading Greek tennis player described this season as the most difficult in her career, while underlining that she will prepare properly for the new season, in order to take the next step and appear competitive.
Analytically:
“I really think this was the hardest season of my career. I don’t want to be hard on myself. I am very proud to have managed to finish in the Top 10 for the third season in a row. I really don’t know how I did it. After the US Open I was somewhere around 20th in the Race. I proved to myself that I can achieve things”he initially reported.
And he added: “Now I need a good break, but I also need a good preparation, because there are some players who have gone to another level. I have to step up if I want to get back into the Top 3. The good thing is that everyone in my team is with me on this. We will make changes. We will take some steps and try. I’m not saying we’ll necessarily succeed, but we’ll try to get back to the top level.”
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