Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari are the faces of Greek tennis and among the most celebrated athletes in their countries. Both are enduring this prolonged global lockdown caused by the Coronavirus pandemic that has halted all tennis events like all the other sports.
Stefanos and Maria were part of a group that had a conversation with the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the Minister of Sport Lefteris Avgenakis talking about the current state of sport and the overall situation during the pandemic.
Kyriakos later posted: “I had the great pleasure to talk to great athletes who have made us proud of their successes, and today they contribute to the success of the “Stay Home” message and contribute to the promotion of healthy living and exercise.”
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Maria was also elated with the conversation to say: “After a very successful conference call, I would like to thank our Prime Minister @kyriakos_ and the Minister of Sports @lefteris_avg, for the constructive talk. @ziseathlitika”
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@mariasakkari with @StefTsitsipas talking sport with the Prime Minister Kyriakos pic.twitter.com/o7ku3dhCnz
— Luke (@Luke16572469) April 15, 2020
Stefanos Tsitsipas’s ranking and performance in 2020
Now ranked no.6, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 7th of March when he defeated Jeson Patrombon 6-2 6-1 in the Rubber 4 of the Davis Cup.
Presently, this year the Greek has a 11-5 win-loss record. The Greek conquered 1 title in Marseille. Tsitsipas was the finalist in Dubai.
Maria Sakkari’s ranking and performance in 2020
Now ranked no.20 (career-high), Maria played her last match on the 26th of February when she surrendered to Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 6-0 in the 3rd round in Doha.
Maria Sakkari’s best achievement of this year was getting to the semi-finals in St. Petersburg.
