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Tatjana Maria upsets fifth seed Maria Sakkari at Wimbledon

Less than a year after returning from maternity leave, world No.103 Tatjana Maria upset fifth seed Maria Sakkari in the third round of Wimbledon 6-3 7-5.

Maria Sakkari of Greece wearing the Adidas Parley London Crop Tank and the Adidas Parley London Short at Wimbledon 2022

The fifth-seeded Sakkari converted just one of seven break points as she once again failed to progress past the third round of Wimbledon.

In the previous round, the unseeded Maria recovered from 3-0 down in the final set to beat Sorana Cirstea and register first Top 50 win in over two years.