US Open: Maria Sakkari (WTA 9) withdraws, Wang Yafan first qualifies for 2nd round

Sakkari, 29, has suffered from shoulder pain since the start of the American tour. In the semifinals at Flushing Meadows in 2021, she did not go beyond the second round. Last year she already lost in the first round.

This year, the former world No. 3 did not go further than the third round in the Grand Slam (at Wimbledon). Before that, she lost in the first round at the Australian Open and then in the second round at Roland Garros.

Wang Yafan will face her compatriot Wang Xiyu (WTA 53) or Frenchwoman Diane Parry (WTA 60) on Wednesday for a place in the third round.