TENNIS: Greece’s Maria Sakkari advanced to the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati Masters after defeating world number nine, Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus 6/7, 6/4, 6/4.
AGONA SALES: Greek tennis sensation, Stefanos Tsitsipas has once again been causing quite a stir amongst his fellow players - just days after teaming up with Australia’s Nick Kyrgios to take on the Doubles event at the Citi Open in Washington.
TENNIS: Following a run to the semi-final at the Washington Citi Open, Stefanos Tsitsipas moved up to a career-high ATP ranking of number five in the world.
TENNIS: Greece’s Maria Sakkari pulled off an incredible comeback in the San Jose quarterfinals, saving four match points to defeat Ukrainian world number seven Elina Svitolina 1/6, 7/6, 6/3.**HIGHLIGHTS**
TENNIS: Greek tennis player Michaela Laki made history by winning the European U14 Junior Championships in the Czech Republic, and joined the likes of Steffi Graf, Justine Henin, Martina Hingis, and Monica Seles as winners of the event.
TENNIS: After winning bronze at the U14 European Summer Cup, Michaela Laki, Nikoleta Paretzoglou, and Athina Pitta became the first Greek tennis team of any age group or gender to ever win a medal at the European Championships.
TENNIS: Seventeenth seed Matteo Berrettini of Italy defeated Cyprus’ Marcos Baghdatis in straight sets in the second round at Wimbledon, ending Baghdatis’ legendary career.
TENNIS: It was a mixed day for the Greeks at Wimbledon, as Maria Sakkari defeated American Bernarda Pera in straight sets, while world number six Stefanos Tsitsipas lost in five sets to Italy’s Thomas Fabbiano in the first round.
TENNIS: With the 2019 tennis season just over halfway complete, AGONAsport looks at how Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas has already achieved two of his four goals for the year.
TENNIS: After over five hours of play, 2015 champion Stan Wawrinka of Switzerland defeated Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6 5-7 6-4 3-6 8-6 in the round of 16 at Roland Garros.