Maria Sakkari will debut the next morning the 2022 season in the adelaide tournament against Tamara Zidansek, number 30 in the world. The Greek tennis player, who currently occupies the sixth place in the ranking, starts as the third seed of the tournament. Before this begins, he commented to the media about his goals for this season and the features that he has tried to polish during the preseason.
Training time
The tennis season can be very demanding in terms of timing and a good organization is essential to be able to return with a better level. In the men’s circuit we have Rublev as an example, who barely rested for two weeks before starting his preseason. In the case of Maria Sakkari, she did have a period in which she was able to disconnect from tennis: “I had two weeks off and three weeks of training. It was nice spending time with my family and friends, but it was very brief. I feel like it was yesterday when we were in Mexico. “
Specific aspects of the game
Tennis players take advantage of this preparation time without official competitions to focus on areas in which to improve. These are Maria Sakkari’s: “I still spend a lot of time serving. We spent a lot of time subtracting, it was boring but necessary. I wanted to improve my footwork. Also going online, the cut effect. We haven’t had enough time to change everything. That is one of the reasons why Tony, my training partner, travels with me, because we believe that you can improve and work on your tennis even during tournaments ”.
Your role in Adelaide
Sakkari explained what she expects from the tournament in Adelaide: “I’m a bit more relaxed. I am here to win the tournament. It’s just that I know I may not play my best tennis, it’s the first week. I don’t want to put pressure on myself these days. “
New goals
“Last season was incredible. Sometimes I find it hard to believe that I am the 6th in the world because it is a dream come true. I’ve been telling a lot of people that I want to become a version of myself from last season this year. That is the goal I want to achieve. I think that with the right people around me I can do it ”.
Maria Sakkari shared her curiosity to know if she will be able to complete a magnificent season like the previous one again in 2022, although she was also confident that she could even improve it.
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