Maria Sakkari and Stefanos Tsitsipas are wonderful ambassadors for Greece. Both players have a fantastic and clean image and they have made history for Greek tennis on many occasions.
Stefanos Tsitsipas hit the headlines when he won the ATP Finals 2 years ago. After reaching the quarter-finals in Moscow, Maria becomes the first Greek player to qualify for the WTA Finals.
Maria Sakkari was absolutely delighted for her achievement to comment:
“I’m very proud of myself and my team that we actually made it to the Finals for the first time, and for the first time in the history of Greece for a female tennis player.
I was very hard on myself up until this year. Growing, and also getting older and more mature, you see certain things differently. Being nice to myself was one of the most important things I’ve changed this year, being nice during the games and the matches.”
Sakkari in Moscow, ranking, and results in 2021
Now the world no.7 (career-high), Maria has managed to achieve a composed 35-17 match record in 2021. Sakkari is currently playing in Moscow where she toppled Anna Kalinskaya 6-2 1-0 ret.
.Maria Sakkari will play the world no.19 Simona Halep in the quarter on Friday at 5:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the past, they have never competed against each other so far on the main tour.
The Greek was the runner-up in Ostrava (J&T Banka Ostrava Open).
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
Currently ranked no.3 (career-high), Tsitsipas played his last match on the 15th of October when he was overcome by world no.27 Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the quarter in Indian Wells (draw).
Currently, during this season Tsitsipas has managed to achieve an overall 54-16 win-loss record. Stefanos clinched 2 titles in 2021 in Monte-Carlo and in Lyon. The Greek reached the final in Acapulco, in Barcelona and at the French Open.
Maria Sakkari and Stefanos Tsitsipas |
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