Even while she was rolling on the court, Maria Sakkari was bothered by the smell of something off it.
바카라It was weed,바카라 Sakkari said.
The No. 8 seed from Greece was eliminated from the U.S. Open in the first round on Monday with a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Rebeka Masarova, a match she seemed in control of until she mentioned the smell toward the chair umpire during a changeover.
Sakkari was leading 4-1 in the first set on Court 17 at that point.
바카라The smell, oh my gosh,바카라 Sakkari said.
바카라I think it's from the park.바카라
Sakkari, a semifinalist at the U.S. Open two years ago, said the smell of marijuana didn't affect her while playing. She had practiced on the same court Sunday and already had noticed it then.
바카라You don't really think about it, because all you care is just to win the match,바카라 Sakkari said. 바카라I smelled it, but that was it. Like, it wasn't something that I paid attention to.바카라
Nick Kyrgios complained about smelling marijuana during a match last year, saying afterward he is asthmatic and the smell probably wasn't good for him when he was running around.
But Sakkari said it didn't cause any problems while competing in what became her third straight first-round exit in a Grand Slam tournament.
바카라Sometimes you smell food, sometimes you smell cigarettes, sometimes you smell weed,바카라 Sakkari said.
바카라I mean, it's something we cannot control, because we're in an open space. There's a park behind. People can do whatever they want.바카라
