Maria Sakkari expresses her excitement about competing for her team at the Olympics and adjusting to the new surface and time zone. She reflects on the differences between the clay surfaces at the Olympics and those in North America, while remaining positive about her performance.
Sakkari also shares her disappointment that Tsitsipas has no plans to participate in mixed doubles with her, as he is focusing on doubles with his brother. Despite this, she remains optimistic about their chances of winning a medal together. Additionally, Sakkari discusses her new coaching setup with David Felgate, who she finds to be a great fit for her at this stage of her career.
Maria Sakkari in 2024
Currently ranked no.6, the Greek played her last match on the 6th of April when she lost to world no.15 Danielle Collins 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal in Charleston (draw).
Until now, during this year the Greek owns an overall 15-7 record. Maria Sakkari’s most significant result of the current year was getting to the final in Indian Wells.
Tsitsipas in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters, ranking, and results in 2024
At the moment ranked no.12, the Greek has a 13-6 record in 2024. Stefanos is competing in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters where he toppled the world no.34 Laslo Djere 6-3 3-2 ret. and the world no.31 Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-1 6-0.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will come up against the world no.5 Alexander Zverev in the 3rd round on Thursday at 2:30 pm on COURT DES PRINCES. Their current head to head is 9-5 for Tsitsipas.
Tsitsipas won 11 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts, 4 on clay courts, 5 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)