Maria Sakkari faced a lot of doubt during her 2022 campaign after consecutive poor performances across several surfaces.
Last year, Maria Sakkari experienced a significant career breakthrough, winning about forty matches and climbing into the top 10. She played in the WTA Finals semi-finals to end her season there and will return to the competition this year.
She had to fight for it this year, as opposed to last year when she easily qualified and it is the consequence of a streak of subpar performances that only lately improved with some runs at a few competitions.
"Of course, there were moments in the season I was panicking, I didn't know what to do. But the most important thing for me was that I had the same people and the people I trust next to me," admitted Sakkari ahead of the WTA Finals in Forth Worth.
The trust paid off as she was able to turn things around and score some important wins which allowed her to play at the WTA Finals once more:
"I think in my case, if I was just to do random changes around me, it would be a mistake for me. For me, trusting everyone next to me was the key. It's something that I'm very thankful and grateful for. I think that's what helped me get over this tough period I had."
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