{"id":2387,"date":"2022-10-03T00:29:41","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T00:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/mayar-sherif-winning-historic-parma-open-title-means-a-lot-to-egypt\/"},"modified":"2022-10-03T00:29:42","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T00:29:42","slug":"mayar-sherif-winning-historic-parma-open-title-means-a-lot-to-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/mayar-sherif-winning-historic-parma-open-title-means-a-lot-to-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayar Sherif: Winning historic Parma Open title “means a lot to Egypt”"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Mayar Sherif had to play both the Parma Open semi-final and final on the same day after rain washed out Friday’s schedule.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mayar Sherif said winning the Parma Open “means a lot” to her country after she became the first woman from Egypt to win a WTA title.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sherif beat the top seed and world number seven Maria Sakkari of Greece 7-5, 6-3 in the final on Saturday.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

As well as lifting the trophy, 26-year-old Sherif also achieved her first ever win over a top 10 player. <\/span><\/p>\n

“It means a lot for the people back home, my family, all the hard work, all the mental struggles in the last weeks,” <\/span>Sherif said after her win. <\/span>external-link<\/title><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

“I’m just thrilled and happy. This was never expected.”<\/span><\/p>\n

On a demanding day, Sherif had to play her semi-final and final within hours of each other after Friday’s schedule had been washed out by rain.<\/span><\/p>\n

It took her almost three hours to defeat sixth-seeded Ana Bogdan of Romania 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the last four. <\/span><\/p>\n

“I’m exhausted,” Sherif said after coming back from being an early break down in both sets of the claycourt final.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Today was a very tough day for me, many hours on court. I’m very happy that I pulled it off. I had to dig very deep.”<\/span><\/p>\n

“The first match was emotionally and mentally tough. There were so many key moments in the match, a lot of pressure. But after I won that match it gave me a lot of confidence so I used that for the match right after.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Sherif, who is ranked 74 in the world, has been battling back to fitness after a foot injury she suffered at the French Open earlier this year. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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