Difficult for him Stefanos Tsitsipas and more passable for her Maria Sakkari was their tournament draw (ATP 1000) Indian Wells.
THE Tsitsipas, No11 in the world, goes unopposed in the 1st round, while in the 2nd he will play against the German, Daniel Altmaier (No53), or against a player from the qualifiers, and then he is likely to play the American, Francis Tiafoe ( No. 18). Then, if he qualifies, he will face Andrei Rublev (No. 5) in the round of 16. From there, the champion of the Australian Open, Yannick Siner (No. 3), awaits him, while in the semi-finals it is very likely that he will meet the holder of the title, Carlos Alcarath (No. 2).
THE Sakkari, No. 9 in the world ranking, found herself on the same “path” as last year’s finalist Arina Shamalenka (No. 2), however before this possible matchup which, if she qualifies, will be in the quarterfinals, the Greek champion goes through the 1st round without a match. Thus, she will make her debut in California in the 2nd round either against the Russian Diana Snyder (No. 74), or against the Romanian Ana Bogdan (No. 65). In the 3rd round Caroline Garcia (No26) or Sofia Kenin (No55) will probably be waiting for her, while in the 4th round Jessica Pegula (No5) will be waiting for her. If she manages to reach the semi-finals for the 3rd year in a row at the tournament, the most likely scenario is to play against Coco Goff (No3) or China’s and this year’s Australian Open finalist Qinwen Zheng (No8).
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