Fourth seed Kenin dumped out of French Open by Sakkari

7 Jun 2021 • 11:38 PM MYT
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Greece’s Maria Sakkari celebrates after winning against Sofia Kenin of the US at the end of their women’s singles fourth round tennis match on Day 9 of The Roland Garros 2021 French Open tennis tournament in Paris June 7, 2021. — AFP pic

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PARIS, June 7 — Greece’s Maria Sakkari demolished last year’s French Open runner-up Sofia Kenin 6-1, 6-3 today to reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam for the first time.

The world number 18 needed just 68 minutes to defeat the fourth-seeded American and set up a clash with either reigning champion Iga Swiatek or Ukrainian teenager Marta Kostyuk for a place in the last four. — AFP