My mom was a professional tennis player. She was the one who made tennis in Greece an actual sport. — Maria Sakkari Greece Copy Share Image
They have made YouTube videos of my losing semifinals. I'm, like, Whatever. People are just so dumb. — Maria Sakkari Dumb Copy Share Image
Sometimes it's tough when you look at the opponent and if they're hurt, you can get a little tight. — Maria Sakkari Hurt Copy Share Image
It's just now I think tennis has changed. There are so many girls serving well. — Maria Sakkari Changed Copy Share Image
I'm a person that I need my time. I always need to go step by step. — Maria Sakkari Always Copy Share Image
Grass obviously plays different to clay and hard court. But there's not a top player that cannot play on grass. — Maria Sakkari Clay Copy Share Image
It's nice to have someone your age who really understands you and really supports your decisions. — Maria Sakkari Age Copy Share Image
It's just that in everything, not only tennis, things are changing, things are evolving, like technology. — Maria Sakkari Everything Copy Share Image
When I was a child, I did swimming, running, ballet and even karate. But I got kicked out of karate class on… — Maria Sakkari Ballet Copy Share Image
A bit of luck always helps. But of course my fighting spirit and playing with my heart is always something that makes… — Maria Sakkari Fighting Copy Share Image
Obviously, you have the string and tension together to make it a different racket than another player, but I would say the… — Maria Sakkari Control Copy Share Image
We all learn how to lose. Unless you are Roger, Rafa, or Novak - that's a different story. The rest of us,… — Maria Sakkari Different story Copy Share Image
Everyone has different times to break through. For me it was two or three years until I got used to the Tour… — Maria Sakkari Always Copy Share Image
People don't realise how big it is for someone who at the age of 26 - not the age of 20 -… — Maria Sakkari Age Copy Share Image
I'm trying to stay aggressive on the clay because every player has a tendency to play a more defensive game when they… — Maria Sakkari Better Copy Share Image
It's going to sound a little bit silly, but ever since I was a young kid I was putting a lot of… — Maria Sakkari Character Copy Share Image
She helped me out a few times when I didn't have a coach. But when I was little, I was practicing with… — Maria Sakkari Coach Copy Share Image
The things I see in life are scary because I'm very observant. — Maria Sakkari I see Copy Share Image
If your career is too stable, and you don't have anything suspenseful happening in your life, it's boring. — Maria Sakkari Anything Copy Share Image
It's going to sound a bit cocky, but a lot of players don't want to play me in the first round. — Maria Sakkari Cocky Copy Share Image
To be honest, it's not like I do a lot of track and field training. — Maria Sakkari Fitness Copy Share Image
I'm just enjoying my time being one of the best players in the world. — Maria Sakkari Being Copy Share Image
Growing, and also getting older and more mature, you see certain things different. — Maria Sakkari Getting older Copy Share Image
I actually like to spend time in the gym. I'm really enjoying it. I guess it's good for my tennis, as well. — Maria Sakkari End time Copy Share Image
I like the racket to be not very stiff, but not quite flexible - somewhere in between. — Maria Sakkari Between Copy Share Image
It's hard for me to even put into words how it feels when you hear that 'game, set, match.' — Maria Sakkari Even Copy Share Image
I would definitely say that being nice to yourself is always a good idea. — Maria Sakkari Always Copy Share Image
Serena is just a legend that you don't have to say much about. — Maria Sakkari About Copy Share Image
When you are young... you're fearless - you don't think and you just play. — Maria Sakkari Courage Copy Share Image
