Makedonas

It seems that Thomas Enqvist will be coaching Tsitsipas this week in Rotterdam...

How many of the fencers are actually from Azerbaijan?

So many drop shots and also times when Medvedev is at net and has the whole court but hits it right back to Rafa, also that overhead smash from the baseline which he missed.

Medvedev's shot selection is quite questionable at times

Πολλές καλές επιδόσεις μέχρι στιγμής φετος στον κλειστό στίβο: Τριπλούν ανδρών: 16.79 WL ο Πανταζης (είναι 21) Ύψος ανδρών: 2.21 ο Μερλος (ατομικό κλειστού, έχει 2.23 στον ανοιχτό από το 2018) 2.12 ο Χασος (απόλυτο ατομικο ρεκόρ, είναι 18 και είχε 2.07 στον ανοιχτό) 2.06 ο Μιτα (απόλυτο ατομικό, μόλις έκλεισε τα 16 και είχε 2.05 στον ανοιχτό) Σφαιροβολία ανδρών Κ18: 18.57 ο Αντωνάτος (μόλις έκλεισε τα 15 και είναι 4ος στον κόσμο φέτος στην κατηγορία Κ18) 60μ εμπόδια γυναικών Κ18: 8.52 η Αντωνιαδη (πανελλήνιο ρεκόρ κορασίδων, 2η στον κόσμο στην κατηγορία Κ18, μόλις έκλεισε τα 16) Μήκος γυναικών: 5.90 η Ποϊραζιδη (είναι 17) Ύψος γυναικών: 1.80 η Παπακωστα (απόλυτο ατομικό) Επι κοντώ γυναικών: 4.33 η Αδαμοπούλου 3.55 η Παναγιωτου (μόλις έκλεισε τα 16) 3.55 η Βολτεα απόλυτο ατομικό, είχε 3.30 στον ανοιχτό, είναι 15)

I agree, he clearly should have broken there. If he loses, that will haunt him I think.

First place and 16.79 for Andreas Pantazis. WL and indoor PB. His improvement each year has been very impressive: 2015 - 14.36 2016 - 14.99 2017 - 15.01 2018 - 15.83 2019 - 16.08 (bronze at European U20 Championships) 2020 - 16.26i 2021 - 16.86 I think this year he will definitely go over 17m, maybe even 17.20m as long as he stays healthy. He’s still just 21 years old. A good prospect for us that has always been kind of under the radar compared to some of his Greek peers. Also good to have another good triple jumper for Greece as Tsiamis is 39 yo and will be retiring after this year.

2022 Australian Open: Men's singles: Semifinals: (2) Daniil Medvedev RUS d. (4) Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE 7-6(5) 4-6 6-4 6-1 Girls' singles: Quarterfinals: (13) Liv Hovde USA d. (6) Michaela Laki GRE 6-4 6-0

So it will remain this way...

Looks like Vasileia Karachaliou (laser radial) will soon be competing for She is 25 yo and was 9th in Rio. Currently ranked 5th in the world.

2022 Australian Open: Men's singles: Quarterfinals: (4) Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE d. (11) Jannik Sinner ITA 6-3 6-4 6-2 Boys' singles: Third round: (11) Kilian Feldbausch SUI d. Constantinos Koshis CYP 6-2 6-3 Girls' singles: Third round: (6) Michaela Laki GRE d. Dominika Salkova CZE 6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(8) Girls' doubles: Second round: Khayrutdinova/Sagandikova RUS/KAZ d. Laki/Pavlou GRE/GRE 6-3 6-3

2022 Australian Open: Men's singles: Fourth round: (4) Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE d. (20) Taylor Fritz USA 4-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4 Boys' singles: Second round: Constantinos Koshis CYP d. (WC) Jeremy Jin AUS 6-4 6-2 Girls' singles: Second round: (6) Michaela Laki GRE d. Ranah Akua Stoiber GBR 4-6 6-4 6-4 Boys' doubles: First round: (2) Kuzuhara/Wong USA/HKG d. Koshis/Tokac CYP/TUR 2-6 7-6(2) 10-6

What a win for Stefanos Tsitsipas! He displayed a great fighting spirit. I'm so proud of him!

2022 Australian Open: Women's singles: Fourth round: (21) Jessica Pegula USA d. (5) Maria Sakkari GRE 7-6(0) 6-3 Girls' singles: First round: Tijana Sretenovic SRB d. Dimitra Pavlou GRE 6-0 7-6(6) Girls' doubles: First round: Laki/Pavlou GRE/GRE d. (4) Hietaranta/Sierra FIN/ARG 1-6 6-3 10-7 Match point: https://tennisnews.gr/tennis-world/australian-open/item/50303-laki-pavlou

35km Greek National Race Walking Championships (Megara, Greece) - Antigoni Drisbioti 2:47:48. WL and new PB/NR (her previous PB/NR was 2:49:55 from last year where she got gold at the European Race Walking Cup). This is also the 9th best performance of all-time in the world in this event. Of course it is a new event but still, very good performance especially since the conditions today were not the best. She is 37 years old and works as a waitress at her family's tavern in a small city (Karditsa), and trains usually after midnight when the tavern closes Also 2:51:51 for 21 yo Kiriaki Filtisakou, who easily gets the standard for Eugene WCH, her previous PB from last year was 2:55:10. Of course we don't know much yet as this is a new event, but seems like a very good result for her age. Second best in the world (after Drisbioti) as well.

Sakkari lost I also wanted Azarenka and Badosa so I am sad that they lost although I don't mind Krejcikova and Keys either. I'm very happy that Zverev lost. Sorry, I don't like him. Dimitra Pavlou of Greece lost in juniors. She had two set points in the second set but could not convert them. Anyways, I mention her because she is actually the first cousin of Maria Sakkari. I know I said it once before, but I think it's cool how much their family is involved in Greek tennis. Angeliki Kanellopoulou (Maria's mother/Dimitra's aunt) was also a top 50 player in the 1980s. 50% of Greece's top 100 WTA players are from the same family, as we only had two others besides Maria and Angeliki. However, our big talent in the girls' tournament is not Pavlou but Michaela Laki, who is the 6th seed here and won her match yesterday. She is also playing doubles with Dimitra Pavlou.

2022 Australian Open: Men's singles: Third round: (4) Stefanos Tsitsipas GRE d. Benoit Paire FRA 6-3 7-5 6-7(2) 6-4 Women's singles: Third round: (5) Maria Sakkari GRE d. (28) Veronika Kudermetova RUS 6-4 6-1 Boys' singles: First round: Constantinos Koshis CYP d. (6) Gabriel Debru FRA 6-4 4-6 6-4 Girls' singles: First round: (6) Michaela Laki GRE d. Chelsea Fontenel SUI 7-6(2) 6-0 First round: Dimitra Pavlou GRE vs. Tijana Sretenovic SRB Girls' doubles: First round: Laki/Pavlou GRE/GRE vs. (4) Hietaranta/Sierra FIN/ARG Η Βαλεντίνη Γραμματικοπουλου, ο Θοδωρής Μητσάκος, και η Δέσποινα Παπαμιχαήλ αποκλείστηκαν ήδη. Fun fact: Η Δήμητρα Παύλου είναι η πρώτη ξαδερφη της Σακκαρη

Her first and only other Australian Open R4 was 2009. She was 19 then and had two match points but lost. Very nice that after so many years she was able to make it back.

I thought she only retired from singles?

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Sakkari lost her first 7 third round matches at Grand Slam. She finally won one at the 2020 Australian Open against Keys. It is now her 5th time in the fourth round. Really impressive how much she has been able to improve in just two years!

It will be Ioannis Antoniou and Maria-Eleni Tsiovolou in alpine skiing, and Apostolos Angelis, Maria Ntanou, and Nefeli Tita in cross-country skiing. Tsiovolou (21) and Tita (18) are by far the youngest members of the Greek team, and both will be making their Olympic debuts. Antoniou competed in 2018, Angelis competed in 2014 and 2018, and Ntanou competed in 2010 and 2018. I was expecting to see 42 year old Paraskevi Ladopoulou included, but she wasn't even picked as an alternate in case someone gets COVID

It was only a matter of time... I remember at the last US Open being particularly impressed with all of the WTA seeds advancing and avoiding upsets for the first few rounds. That quickly changed of course, and we ended up with Fernandez vs Raducanu in the final

Both Greeks into the third round! It will get tougher from here, but I hope they can continue to advance. They have decent draws although they are not playing their best tennis yet in my opinion.

Badosa vs Kostyuk third round, two of the hottest girls