Alycia Parks ranked 133rd in the world, defeated Maria Sakkari, ranked 7th, in a surprising match at the 2022 AGEL Open in Ostrava, giving her a record that she now shares with Serena Williams.
The second-round match between Parks and Sakkari at the WTA 500 tournament lasted two hours and 46 minutes. The American rallied in the second set and even saved a break point before winning it with the same score to send the match into a decider. The Greeks had won the first set 7-5.
Parks subsequently defeated Sakkari in the last game of the third set to win the match 5-7, 7-5, 7-5, and advance to her first WTA singles quarterfinal.
Thus, the 21-year-old is now on a list with Serena Williams of American players outside the Top 100 who have defeated Top 10 opponents this season.
At the US Open, Serena Williams accomplished the feat by defeating Anett Kontaveit, the World No. 2 at the time, in the second round. As she lost her subsequent match to eventual quarterfinalist Ajla Tomljanovic, this ended up being her brilliant career’s final triumph.
Parks may not be a well-known athlete, but sharing a record with Serena Williams is undoubtedly a noteworthy accomplishment for her. This will help bring some much-needed attention to Parks’ next performances.
Alycia Parks and Barbora Krejcikova will square off in the AGEL Open quarterfinals
Alycia Parks will play Barbora Krejcikova, the 2022 AGEL Open’s champion from last year, in the quarterfinals after she defeated Maria Sakkari. After Belinda Bencic withdrew from their match in the second round, the Czech guaranteed her spot in the round of eight.
For the first time ever, Parks and Krejcikova will square off, with the winner going on to play either Petra Kvitova or Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the semifinals. Given her opponent’s recent success (six straight victories) and the fact that the majority of the fans will be on her side, the American will enter the match as the underdog.
Local tennis player Karolina Muchova is facing off against Caty McNally in another match at the WTA 500 tournament in Ostrava. The winner of that match will face World No. 1 Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinals.
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