Maria Sakkari suffered a painful first-round defeat at the WTA 500 Guadalajara Open Akron, losing to France’s Elsa Jacquemot 6-2, 6-0. The Greek player was returning to Guadalajara, the very place where she won the second title of her career back in 2023 when the tournament was a WTA 1000.
However, she could not replicate her great campaign in her return to the Mexican city. Ranked as world No. 55, Sakkari was looking to earn points to get back into the top spots on a court that has favored her in the past. The match started on Monday, but rain forced a suspension with the score at 4-1 in favor of the French player.
Down two breaks, Sakkari returned to the court on Tuesday night with the mission of turning the match around against a player ranked No. 83. However, the match was completely dominated by the Frenchwoman, who won 8 of the 9 games played on Tuesday, sealing the 6-2, 6-0 victory. Sakkari was clearly out of form after a decent US Open campaign, and her North American season is now over
