In the quarterfinals interview at the 2024 Credit One Charleston Open, Maria Sakkari expressed her satisfaction with her win, describing it as her best performance on clay at the tournament. Her confidence stemmed from growing familiarity with the surface, as she came to the event with low expectations and focused on adapting to the clay court mentality.
Sakkari added Charleston to her schedule as a new experience and was pleased with her results. She was surprised and grateful for the warm reception from the crowd and shared her belief that tennis is gaining popularity in the US.
Sakkari in Charleston, ranking, and results in 2024
LLWWLWWLLL Currently ranked no.7, the Greek has a 15-6 match record in 2024. The Greek is now having a run in Charleston where she overcame the world no.74 Viktoriya Tomova 6-3 6-3, the world no.135 Astra Sharma 6-4 6-1 and the world no.19 Veronika Kudermetova 6-2 6-4.
Maria Sakkari will fight against the world no.22 Danielle Collins in the semifinal on Saturday at 1:00 pm on Credit One Stadium. Their current head to head is 2-1 for Sakkari.
Maria got to the final in Indian Wells (BNP Paribas Open).
