On one of the greatest courts in the prestigious world of tennis, Roland Garros, Mayar Sherif, the Egyptian Tennis queen made history, yet again, breaking all norms, by being the first Egyptian woman to win a main draw match in this Grand Slam, or any other, after beating her opponent, the Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk, by two sets to love.

This win came just after breaking into the Top 50 Club, after winning Liqui Mole Tennis Open in Germany. Currently, Mayar holds the world rank number 49 and competes with the world’s top talents.

But, in Roland Garros, one of the 4 Grand Slams, there was another dramatic scenario: in the middle of the second set, Mayar, feeling something wrong with her left foot, called for a medical time out. After a while, she signaled to her coach and manager that she might not be able to continue the match, but finally, she played, won, and made history.

But that’s not all, while the Egyptian crowd— who according to her was one of the main reasons behind her continuing the match—p was getting ready to celebrate with the Egyptian star, doctors started to do more examinations and revealed an inflammation, thereby suspecting that she wouldn’t be able to play. The next day, medical examinations showed a “foot fracture”, and accordingly, Mayar had to withdraw from the next matches.

"I am very grateful for the National Bank of Egypt, my early-stage sponsor, supporter and partner. They continuously support me in making history", said Mayar.
“We made history, but left with a tear”, said Sherif Monsef, CEO of Connection Sports and Mayar’s Business Manager. “Everything was great, Mayar is reaching new levels, technically, physically and mentally as well, advancing in the rank. As a result, we had an unmatched Egyptian crowd in our back from sponsors, Egyptian diplomacy, Egyptian delegation in Paris, family and friends, they were roaring “Go Mayar”...“Allez Mayar” from the first till the last moment, carrying Egyptian flags.
Mayar noted: “I think one of the reasons I continued this match while injured was the Egyptian crowd”.

“The match was packed, and there was no single place to step a foot even around the court, from the heat, match level, and roaring crowd!

WTA representative and other colleagues from around the world were telling me ‘it is amazing to see this level of enthusiasm and this supportive crowd’, and Mayar added: “I think this is very Egyptian”.

"It’s very important to receive support in sports in order to develop, especially for women, so it’s great that we have a major sponsor like the National Bank of Egypt, the advocates for Egyptian sportsmanship", Mayar emphasized.

Finally, the Egyptian star left this tournament with a “proud historical win”, and with a promise to come back again next year, with bigger support and bigger achievements.

Mayar will go through a 5-7 weeks medical treatment and recovery program in Spain, supervised by top medical professionals in the world. She is also expected to visit Cairo for a short vacation, as part of the recovery plan.