New York’s Flushing Meadows was apparently flush with weed smells according to Greece’s Maria Sakkari during her 6-4, 6-4 first-round upset loss to the Swiss-born Spaniard Rebeka Masarova on Monday.

Sakkari, the first Greek woman to reach the Top 10 in WTA rankings history, seemed in control of the match though she mentioned the smell of weed to an umpire during a changeover.

“The smell, oh my gosh,” Sakkari said. “I think it’s from the park.”

Sakkari was leading 4-1 in the …

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