Greeks Maria Sakkari, Stefanos Tsitsipas make French Open semifinal historical past
June 10 (UPI) — Greece will be represented in the men’s and women’s semifinals of the similar Grand Slam for this week for the very first time, as Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari enjoy for title-match berths in Paris.
The semifinal matches for the clay-court docket grand slam were being finalized Wednesday.
“I will not want to get too excited mainly because I do not have a working day off, but it is really a significant accomplishment for absolutely sure,” Sakkari instructed reporters.
“I am enjoying my tennis and myself. I had individuals all around me telling me it was going to appear and they have been suitable.”
No American adult men highly developed past the 3rd spherical. Cori “Coco” Gauff was the ultimate American to exit. She dropped in the quarterfinals.
Sakkari, 25, will make her Grand Slam semifinal debut against Czech Barbora Krejcikova, who beat Gauff, at 10:15
