After defeating seventh-ranked Maria Sakkari of Greece 7-5, 6-3 to win the Parma Open on Saturday, Mayar Sherif became the first Egyptian woman to win a WTA title.
Following the postponement of the two championship matches on Friday due to rain, Mayar defeated Romania’s Anna Bogdan in a morning match that lasted around three hours, while Sakkari defeated Danka Kovinic of Montenegro.
By taking advantage of Sakkari’s subpar serving, Mayar recovered from a 2-0 deficit to break his serve four times in the opening set.
74th-ranked Mayar won 6-5, and Sakkari appeared to be on the verge of tying after winning 40-15.
But before Mayar won the opening set in 54 minutes, the Greek star smacked two straight forehands.
Similar to the first set, the second started with Sakkari leading 2-0, but Mayar knotted it up at 2-2 and went on to win the match.
Mayar finished the match with 10 effective strikes and 11 unforced errors, as opposed to her 27-year-old Greek opponent’s 22 unforced errors. the researcher.
The first Egyptian woman to win a WTA championship is Mayar Sherif.
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