Maria Sakkari's Victory and Farewell to Misaki Doi at Toray Pan Pacific Open

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September 29, 2023 10:49 am


In a poignant moment at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo, Greece's No. 4 seed, Maria Sakkari, bid farewell to Japanese player Misaki Doi, marking the conclusion of Doi's professional tennis career. Sakkari demonstrated her prowess by defeating Doi with a scoreline of 6-3, 6-1 in a match that lasted 65 minutes.

Sakkari's impressive performance included 25 winners; notably, she did not yield a single break point to her opponent. With this victory, Sakkari advanced to the quarterfinals, where she faces France's No. 5 seed, Caroline Garcia. For Misaki Doi, aged 32, this match signified the end of a remarkable professional career that commenced in 2006 and encompassed one singles title and two doubles titles on the WTA Tour.

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