A great victory for Greek tennis. With the super duo of Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari to show the way, the Greek team advanced to the semi-finals of the United Cup by beating Croatia 3-2 in Perth.
The qualification was decided in the mixed doubles and the duel between Tsitsipas and Sakkaris with Petra Martić and Borna Gojo. The Greek duo took the first set in a tiebreak with 7-6, while they won the second by breaking in the last game with 6-4.
The Greek team celebrated furiously the great victory, which gives the qualification to semi-finals, which will take place on January 6 and 7 in Sydney. He will be an opponent there Matteo Berretini’s Italy, who advanced to the semi-finals as the best finalist. The other pair is Poland-U.S.
As far as pairings are concerned, Tsitsipas will play with Matteo Berretini, Sakellaridis (or Pervolarakis) with Lorenzo Muzzetti, Savvari with Martina Trevisan and Despina Papamichael with Lucia Bronzetti.
“I am so proud of this team. The chemistry we have with Stefanos helped us a lot. We feel like we are playing at home with so many Greeks here“, stressed Sakkari. “Congratulations to the Croatian team for a very good effort. I am proud of the team and what we have achieved, but for us the competition starts now. We will be in Sydney, but our hearts will remain here in Perth, where we have had such great support».
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