Olympics-Tennis-Greece's Sakkari celebrates birthday with second round win


  • Tennis
  • Monday, 26 Jul 2021

Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Tennis - Women's Singles - Round 2 - Ariake Tennis Park - Tokyo, Japan - July 26, 2021. Maria Sakkari of Greece celebrates after winning her second round match against Nina Stojanovic of Serbia REUTERS/Edgar Su

TOKYO (Reuters) - After a serving of cake with her team mates, Greece's Maria Sakkari celebrated her 26th birthday with an emphatic 6-1 6-2 win over Nina Stojanovic of Serbia in the second round of the Tokyo Games on Monday.

Sakkari, born on July 25, said the win was one of the best presents she could have given herself.

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