THE Maria Sakkari confirmed its superiority comfortably defeating Daniela Segel 6-0, 6-1 (No.671) giving the lead to the Greek team.
“I’m happy to give the first point to the team, I have a lot of faith in the team and I’m excited for what’s to come“, she emphasized about her victory. “I was able to finish in the Top 10 for the third year in a row and that was very important for me. Most importantly, though, I was simply a happy person and content with myself“, he added, while ending by talking about the strong Greek presence in Australia. “We have said many times that it is like playing at home. You walk the streets in any city in Australia and you have to watch what you say! It’s wonderful to see so many Greek flags and so many people supporting us. We want to stay in the tournament as long as we can and get the Greek community in Sydney to support us».
The baton from the 28-year-old number 8 in the world ranking was not taken by Stefanos Tsitsipaswho stayed on the bench due to back problems, but o Stefanos Sakellaridiswho gave a very good effort but was bowed out in the third set by Nicholas Jarry. The 18-year-old, who is ranked No. 416 in the world, lost 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 in 2 hours and 22 minutes to the 28-year-old Chilean, who is ranked No. 19.
Now everything will be decided in the mixed doubles, where Maria Sakkari and Stefanos Tsitsipas are expected to join forces.
Greece is in Group B of Sydney and their second opponent is Canada, with whom they will face tomorrow (3/2).
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