US Open star moans about smelling hashish to umpire throughout first-round upset
Maria Sakkari revealed that she might odor hashish throughout her match on the US Open after complaining to the umpire. The world No 8 suffered an upset on day one of many match as she crashed out to Rebeka Masarova within the first spherical.
Sakkari had a troublesome time on the opening day of the US Open as she was ousted in simply 87 minutes. The 28-year-old additionally moaned to the umpire about one thing she might odor from the close by park and later confirmed that it was hashish.
“The smell, oh my God,” the eighth seed advised the chair umpire through the match. “I think it’s from the park because we were practising here yesterday, it was the same.” Sakkari addressed her feedback after the match however mentioned she wasn’t paying an excessive amount of consideration to the odor coming to Court 17 from the park.
“It was cannabis,” the Greek star mentioned in her post-match press convention. “I was not affected by this smell in any way. It was just a comment, it has nothing to do with the match. It smelled yesterday in practice too, but it’s irrelevant.”
Sakkari additionally confirmed that it wasn’t the meals, including: “Never smells of food, never food, cannabis. We can’t control it, it’s a back park and people can do whatever they want. You don’t think about it, all you care about is winning the match. I didn’t pay much attention.”
Although the world No 8 wasn’t too bothered in regards to the odor, she got here away disheartened after one other first-round exit at a Grand Slam and was in tears during the Greek portion of her press conference as she toyed with the concept of taking a break.
“Maybe I should take a break, I’m suffering on the court. I can’t make a decision now, it’s hard. I don’t have a clear mind,” Sakkari mentioned whereas crying. But she didn’t suppose that her personal tennis or perspective was responsible for the string of Grand Slam defeats.
Sakkari added: “It’s not a lack of effort, for sure. I don’t know, there is uncertainty now, I don’t know what I will do. If I’m going to take a break or not.” Although the 28-year-old will finish the season with a 2-4 file on the Majors, she is 28-18 general for 2023 and will really feel re-energised when she returns to common WTA Tour occasions subsequent month.