Maria Sakkari had a rather tough second-round match against rising star Diana Shnaider when she won 3-6 7-5 6-3 on Wednesday.
Sixth seed Maria Sakkari has been left bemused by a journalist’s bizarre mix-up in her post-win press conference at the Australian Open. The Greek star fronted the media after her three-set win over Diana Shnaider but was puzzled when asked about apparent violence towards her coach Tom Hill on Netflix’s Break Point.
not the journalist thinking Sakkari said she was gonna break her coaches neck 😭💀 pic.twitter.com/AEEkjFNQ1D
— Ryan (@Some1NamedRyan) January 18, 2023
The Journaist asked: “The Netflix show – you said something about doing something to poor Tom’s neck?” the journalist asked. Maria looked puzzled to reply: “Neck? No!”
“You didn’t say; I thought it was like. I’m going to break your neck. What,” the reporter added.
“Racquet. I’m going to break the racquet,” Sakkari said. “Oh break the racquet? Ok. I misheard you!” the reporter replied.
“Do you think I’m that violent that I would break my coach’s neck? ” she said. No, no, the racquet. I’m a nice person, trust me! I think it was tough to hear and tough to understand what I said, but I said for sure the racquet. I’m not that aggressive with anyone around me.”
Sakkari at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWLWWLWWL Now ranked no.6, the Greek has a 5-1 match record in 2023. Sakkari is now playing at the Australian Open where she conquered the world no.117 Yue Yuan 6-1 6-4 and the world no.106 Diana Shnaider 3-6 7-5 6-3.
Maria Sakkari will come up against the world no.87 Lin Zhu in the 3rd round. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Sakkari.
She is also scheduled to play in Linz (Upper Austria Ladies Linz) after Linz. The main draw will start on the 6th of February.
