Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari will play together in the United Cup at the beginning of the so-called Australian summer, defending the colors of team Greece. Because of their rank, the team will be seeded alongside some countries such as USA, England, France and Germany.
During a recent interview, Maria confirmed that she is excited about the seeding, saying:
“Mainly what I am excited about is that Greece is a very small country, as I mentioned many times. We will probably be the number 1 seeds, if our rankings stay the same. I think it’s pretty special for our country like this to have.
If we are the number 1 or number 2 seed in the United Cup, I think it’s enormous. Just a country like Greece in front of all the big countries like the USA, England, France and Germany. Just to have a country the leader of that Cup, it’s big.”
The competition will take place Thu. 29 Dec 2022 – Sun 8 Jan 2023. Team Greece will compete in Perth in Group A alongside Bulgaria and Belgium.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022
Now ranked no.4, the Greek played his last match on the 18th of November when he was overcome by world no.8 Andrey Rublev 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Currently, during this season Stefanos has a compiled 59-24 win-loss record. Tsitsipas clinched 2 titles in 2022 in Monte-Carlo and Mallorca. Tsitsipas reached the final in Rotterdam, Rome, Cincinnati, Astana and Stockholm.
Maria Sakkari in 2022
WLWWLWWWLW Ranked no.6, Maria played her last match on the 6th of November when she was overcome by world no.4 Caroline Garcia 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in Fort Worth (draw).
Currently, during this season Sakkari owns a composed 40-23 win-loss record. Maria Sakkari’s most significant accomplishment of the year was reaching the final in St. Petersburg, Indian Wells, Parma and Guadalajara.
