Maria Sakkari is happy that with Stefanos Tsitsipas she is making the Greek Community proud with her results. Maria has just reached the semi-final of the Miami Open after playing a fantastic match against Naomi Osaka. The world number 25 won 6-0 6-4Â in a match that lasted only 1 hour and 9 minutes.
The Olympic Dream
After the encounter, Maria was extremely pleased with her match to reveal her next steps:
“We are looking forward to playing I think the Olympics together. I think he’s proud of me. I’m very proud of him. I look after him because he’s a great — he’s a great athlete and a great player. We have a great relationship and our families are very close. I think we are making Greece proud.”
Maria and Stefanos used to play together at the Hompan Cup. It is plausible that they are going to play the mixed doubles at the Olympic Games in Tokyo for the happiness of the Greek community.
Sakkari in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked world no.25, the Greek owns a composed 12-5 win-loss record in 2021. Maria is now competing in Miami where she beat Arantxa Rus 6-2 6-3, Liudmila Samsonova 6-0 6-1, Jessica Pegula 6-4 2-6 7-66 and Naomi Osaka 6-0 6-4.
Maria Sakkari will play the world no.9 Bianca Andreescu in the semifinal on Thursday at 8:30 pm on Grandstand. They have never competed against each other as of now in top events.
Tsitsipas in Miami, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked no.5 (career-high), Stefanos owns a 17-4 match record in 2021. Tsitsipas is currently playing in Miami where he ousted Damir Dzumhur 6-1 6-4, Kei Nishikori 6-3 3-6 6-1 and Lorenzo Sonego 6-2 7-62.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will take on the world no.37 Hubert Hurkacz in the quarter on Thursday at 1:00 pm on Grandstand. Their actual head to head record is 6-1 for Tsitsipas.
The Greek was the runner-up in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel).
The Greek won 5 titles in his career: 1 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
