Mayar Sherif becomes first Egyptian tennis player to win WTA Tour event
Mayar Sherif becomes first Egyptian tennis player to win WTA Tour event
Mayar Sherif and Ons Jabeur of Tunisia are raising the profile of tennis in North Africa.
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This was Sherif's first career title and her first win over a top-10 opponent [Getty]
Tennis player Mayar Sherif became the first Egyptian to win a WTA Tour event by beating top-seeded Maria Sakkari 7-5, 6-3 at the Parma Ladies Open on Saturday.
Besides earning her first career title, Sherif also notched her first win over a top-10 opponent.
First top ten win 👍
— wta (@WTA) October 1, 2022
First career title 🤩
What a moment for Mayar Sherif!#ParmaLadiesOpen pic.twitter.com/E6DC5As6jT
Along with Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur, who reached the Wimbledon and US Open finals this year, Sherif is raising the profile of tennis in North Africa.
The 74th-ranked Sherif actually had to win two matches on Saturday, first overcoming sixth-seeded Ana Bogdan 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the semifinals, which were postponed a day due to rain.
The seventh-ranked Sakkari beat Danka Kovinic 7-5, 6-2 in her semifinal earlier Saturday.
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