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Maria Sakkari experienced a bizarre moment during her July 2025 Washington Open match against Emma Navarro. After carefully moving an insect off the court to protect it, she watched as a ball kid crushed it with his shoe just seconds later. Sakkari reacted with disbelief before laughing at the unexpected outcome. She went on to defeat Navarro 7-5, 7-6 and advance to the quarterfinals.

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00:01Maria Sakkari tried to save a tiny bug during a tennis match, but things took a completely
00:06unexpected turn.
00:08During her match against Emma Navarro at the Washington Open, Sakkari carefully picked
00:12up an insect and moved it away from the court.
00:29Seconds later, a ball kid walked over and crushed the very same bug with his shoe.
00:34The Greek tennis star looked stunned before laughing at the bizarre moment, and despite
00:39the distraction, she went on to beat Navarro in straight sets.

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