Maria Sakkari has strong arms and thighs that help her hit powerful shots. They also come in handy when she is angry.

Recently, she broke her racquet with her hands and thighs without much effort. After losing the game, she angrily hit the racket against the back of her shoes.  As she walked to her chair for a break between games, she tried to break the racquet with just her hands. When that failed, she held her racquet against her thigh and broke it into two with her hands.

Of course, Maria Sakkari is not the first to break a racquet with her hands. Stan Wawrinka broke a racquet in a similar fashion. Interestingly, not everyone is successful at breaking a racquet with their hands. Alex de Minaur tried and failed miserably.

Eva Lys was born in Ukraine and moved to Germany at age 2. Her dad Vladimir is a tennis coach and was part of the Ukraine Davis Cup team.

Lys played her first grand slam at the 2023 Australian Open. Her sponsors are Asics and Yonex. She has earned just under $1 million in her career. 

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Eva Lys Sponsors

Asics

Lys has a clothing and shoe sponsorship contract with Asics since mid-2023.

Yonex

She has a racquet sponsorship contract with Yonex