Maria, the oldest player left in the women's draw, overcame fifth-seed Sakkari to make it to the fourth round of Wimbledon for the first time.
Germany's Tatjana Maria, the oldest player left in the Wimbledon women's draw at 34 years old, caused one of the upsets of the tournament on Saturday by knocking out fifth seed Maria Sakkari 6-3, 7-5 to reach the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time in her career.
"It feels amazing. I'm the first time in the last 16, so that's already amazing. To win against Sakkari today, yeah, it's pretty awesome," she told reporters.Ranked 103rd, the mother of two returned from maternity leave just under a year ago. She had to fight back from 5-2 down in the second set against Sakkari on Saturday to exact revenge for her hard-fought defeat in the opening round of this year's Australian Open.
"It also gave me confidence. And I knew that I have my chances. If I play clever and good, I can win this match."
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