"She was the better player" - Sakkari accepts defeat at Roland Garros

The former Top 20 Czech Muchova knocked out 2021 semifinalist and No.4 seed Maria Sakkari of Greece in Wednesday's second round, 7-6(5), 7-6(4).

After the match Sakkari was honest and accepted that Muchova was simply the better player:

"She played an amazing match. She always plays extremely well in Grand Slams and today she was the better player, so I have to give it to her. It's disappointing for sure because it still, it still is my favorite tournament and I'm sad. But at the same time there were a lot of positives today because I found myself again in the court. I'm feeling good. I'm fighting. I'm enjoying my time on the court so I think that great things are going to happen soon."

Sakkari further added:

"I knew that I wanted to do well, but things are different every year and we have seen so many upsets, and so many upsets all these years, like in tournaments of [this] level, you always have to accept that you cannot go deep every single tournament or every single big tournament."