Stefanos Tsitsipas has pretty much confirmed that he won’t be playing mixed doubles with Maria Sakkari at the Paris Olympics as the Greek tennis star noted that his focus is on competing in the singles and men’s doubles events at the upcoming Games.
Over the last couple of years, Tsitsipas, 25, and 28-year-old Sakkari have represented Greece several times in team competitions although they have never played together in a Grand Slam. And considering that it is the Olympic year, the belief was that Tsitsipas and Sakkari playing mixed doubles in Paris was set in stone.
But last week, world No. 6 Sakkari surprised everyone when she made a public plea to Tsitsipas to reconsider his choice and agree to play mixed doubles with her at the Paris Olympics. That’s when the public realized that Tsitsipas surprisingly wasn’t planning on playing mixed doubles with Sakkari at the Paris Olympics.
“I would like to play mixed doubles because I really think we have a good chance, but as far as I know he’s planning on not playing mixed because he’s playing doubles with his brother,” Sakkari said last week during the BJK Cup action.
“Everyone knows how good we can play. It’s a 16-draw, you win two matches you’re in the semis and then you get a chance to win a medal. That would…
