Strength, courage, claw and competitive ability. It is what transmits Maria Sakkari on the court and what makes when the muscular Greek tennis player is seen, it is impossible not to remember the feats of that vital warrior people in the collective imagination of Greece: the Spartans. The current number 22 in the world takes advantage of this pull to diversify its professional activity and take advantage of its knowledge of the body to promote physical training, even in confined conditions such as those that abound in recent times. Sakkari published his business project a few days ago “Sparring with a Spartan”, with which he recommends physical conditioning exercises, suitable for both elite athletes and simple sports lovers.
And it is that physical power is one of the great virtues of this 25-year-old player who seems to be in clear tennis growth. “It is clear that having strength and endurance is a fundamental part of my game. I know that I am capable of playing at a high pace for a long time, and possibly if I did not have that virtue and the confidence that it gives me, I would not be such a competitive tennis player because I am not particularly tall or have a dominating service, although I have improved it a lot. But how I feel comfortable is moving a lot and with intensity “, a woman whose best result in a Grand Slam has been the fourth round declares on tennis.com. in Open de Australia 2020 y US Open 2020.
“I want to go further in the big tournaments, I think I can make a qualitative leap in Grand Slams. I imagine that doing so is going to demand a lot from me physically and mentally, but I think I am prepared,” said a woman whose initiative has been echoed in the circuit. “I have received funny comments from some teammates and rivals, telling me that they could not stand that leg exercise that I propose. I have been able to achieve this good physical shape by training very well for years, it is important to feel good at the end of a session, not as if you were to die of fatigue “, reflects the Greek. We will have to be attentive to the impact of this novelty on the trajectory of Maria Sakkari.
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