Back in 2006, Marcos Baghdatis from Cyprus put the Greek community in Melbourne (and around the world) on fire with his incredible run that ended in the Australian Open final. Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari are reviving those feelings with their great tennis and sparkling personalities.
On Saturday, Stefanos and Maria had dinner with the local Greek community and on Monday, both received amazing support when playing their first round (almost at the same time).
With the support of their fans, Tsitsipas defeated Matteo Berrettini 6-7 (3) 6-4 6-3 7-6(4) and Sakkari defeated Jelena Ostapenko.
It’s safe to say the Greek are happy #Tsitsipas #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/tY6vw3Sxzd
— Ahmed Abdelaal (@ahmedfederer) January 14, 2019
Gotta love the Greek fans supporting Tsitsipas!#ausopen #tsitsipas pic.twitter.com/lfcgXYqtzP
— Alex Theodoridis (@AlexTheodorid1s) January 14, 2019
Wondering which player brought these fans to their feet? 🇬🇷 Their man #Tsitsipas drops the opening set 7-6(3) to Berrettini 🇮🇹#AusOpen pic.twitter.com/y6qpJTInbq
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 14, 2019
All the Greeks at the Tsitsipas match making their way to Sakkari’s match pic.twitter.com/NJeSKbo8Kh
— Michael Gallo (@Galloots) January 14, 2019
The Maria Sakkari fan club have arrived…. #ausopen pic.twitter.com/XzRMtrP2QL
— Jessica Ivers (@jivebong) January 14, 2019
Sakkari signing loads of autographs and taking selfies. #AusOpen pic.twitter.com/hHbfDTyTIP
— Mel (@GrandSlamGal) January 14, 2019
Greek fans going crazy for Sakkari’s win over Ostapenko. Good match pic.twitter.com/oiY75MJmSC
— Mel (@GrandSlamGal) January 14, 2019
