Emotional Stefanos Tsitsipas Weeps and Embraces Maria Sakkari in Joy as Team Greece Scripts History at the 2023 United Cup

Greece’s Maria Sakkari and Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Croatia’s Petra Martic and Borna Gojo 7-6(6), 6-4 in a mixed doubles match at the United Cup 2023. The duo’s recent successes in the mixed doubles have led fans to believe that they are a “dream doubles” team for Greece. With a victory in this match, Tsitsipas and Sakkari push Greece to the semifinals against Italy on Friday.

Tennis GIFs on Twitter posted the video of the winners’ reaction after the match. Sakkari is seen throwing her arms up in the air and running toward Tsitsipas who catches her mid-air in a warm embrace. The duo’s friendship has always been adorable to their fans and this time the taste of victory has made it even more endearing.

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari fans break Twitter with their love for the idols

Fans have commented on Tsitsipas’ reaction after the match. When the camera turns to him, he is crying. The last time Tsitsipas was seen crying on camera was after the French Open 2021. This time, it is tears of joy again in the Greek player’s eyes as he hugs his teammate and the country’s flag is wrapped around their bodies.

Tsitsipas and Sakkari definitely have a great bond. The two regularly post pictures of hanging out with each other on their social media handles. Amidst their dating rumors in 2019, Sakkari confirmed that the two were “just friends” and not dating. However, that has not stopped their fans from shipping them after this legendary win.

As Tsitsipas and Sakkari celebrated their win with each other, their fans could not resist crying tears of joy. Both world no.4 Tsitsipas and world no.6 Sakkari gave it their all on court and to see them reaping the results of their hard work is undoubtedly an emotional moment for fans.

Amidst the emotional retweets and replies to the post, a fan has brought up the topic of Tsitsipas’ controversial statements and said that this is the only moment he liked Tsitsipas.

The United Cup is bringing out the best in players

The United Cup is the first tournament of the year 2023. According to Maria Sakkari, it is a crucial tournament to decide if their form for the rest of the season is prepped correctly or not. This win for Greece in the quarterfinals makes it clear that both Tsitsipas and Sakkari are in great form for the semifinals ahead.

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In the semifinals, Greece will face Team Italy while USA and Poland play each other. In its first year itself, the United Cup is giving us some memorable matches to remember this season. With Venus Williams’ comeback and Greece’s progress to the semifinals, the AO 2023 up ahead looks very interesting.

Most players are in their best forms already, having trained meticulously during the off-season. However, players like Rafael Nadal are still buffering to get in touch with their fullest potential before the Grand Slam tournament.

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