It's going to sound a bit cocky, but a lot of players don't want to play me in the first round. — Maria Sakkari Cocky Copy Share Image
It's hard for me to even put into words how it feels when you hear that 'game, set, match.' — Maria Sakkari Even Copy Share Image
I actually like to spend time in the gym. I'm really enjoying it. I guess it's good for my tennis, as well. — Maria Sakkari End time Copy Share Image
Growing, and also getting older and more mature, you see certain things different. — Maria Sakkari Getting older Copy Share Image
To be honest, it's not like I do a lot of track and field training. — Maria Sakkari Fitness Copy Share Image
I'm just enjoying my time being one of the best players in the world. — Maria Sakkari Being Copy Share Image
My mother didn't really want me to go into professional tennis. She thought it was too hard a life. — Maria Sakkari Hard Copy Share Image
When you are young... you're fearless - you don't think and you just play. — Maria Sakkari Courage Copy Share Image
I think if you were to ask a lot of players on the tour if they would take my semifinal record, they… — Maria Sakkari First Copy Share Image
Growing up, I would never have expected I would be the face of a campaign of a racket. It is just very… — Maria Sakkari Big Copy Share Image
I spoke to Wilson, and I think we came up with a great plan and great racquet for myself and for my… — Maria Sakkari Game Copy Share Image
I think I'm growing, becoming a little bit more mature. Thinking in a better way when I'm inside the court, in a… — Maria Sakkari Better Copy Share Image
We all know that I'm not one of the tallest ones, so for me was something that I really had to work… — Maria Sakkari Different Copy Share Image
I was lucky to have parents like my parents because they invested a lot and I had zero support from federations or… — Maria Sakkari Like Copy Share Image
I told my mom when I was 18, I'm just going to try going to Spain and just train there. And see… — Maria Sakkari I can Copy Share Image
Without fire you cannot win these matches - without heart, without courage, without just going for it and being brave. — Maria Sakkari Brave Copy Share Image
She helped me out a few times when I didn't have a coach. But when I was little, I was practicing with… — Maria Sakkari Coach Copy Share Image
My heart, my fighting spirit. These are the two things I'm mostly proud about. — Maria Sakkari Fighting Copy Share Image
I run a lot. I lift a lot. A bit of everything, I would say. — Maria Sakkari Everything Copy Share Image
They have made YouTube videos of my losing semifinals. I'm, like, Whatever. People are just so dumb. — Maria Sakkari Dumb Copy Share Image
Sometimes it's tough when you look at the opponent and if they're hurt, you can get a little tight. — Maria Sakkari Hurt Copy Share Image
It's just now I think tennis has changed. There are so many girls serving well. — Maria Sakkari Changed Copy Share Image
My mom was a professional tennis player. She was the one who made tennis in Greece an actual sport. — Maria Sakkari Greece Copy Share Image
I'm a person that I need my time. I always need to go step by step. — Maria Sakkari Always Copy Share Image
It's nice to have someone your age who really understands you and really supports your decisions. — Maria Sakkari Age Copy Share Image
Grass obviously plays different to clay and hard court. But there's not a top player that cannot play on grass. — Maria Sakkari Clay Copy Share Image
It's just that in everything, not only tennis, things are changing, things are evolving, like technology. — Maria Sakkari Everything Copy Share Image
If your career is too stable, and you don't have anything suspenseful happening in your life, it's boring. — Maria Sakkari Anything Copy Share Image
The things I see in life are scary because I'm very observant. — Maria Sakkari I see Copy Share Image
It is good to have a racket that you play well with, but for myself I also want to have a racket… — Maria Sakkari Good Copy Share Image