Maria Sakkari leaves social media abuzz as she shares vacation photos with boyfriend Konstantinos Mistotakis

Maria Sakkari leaves social media abuzz as she shares vacation photos with boyfriend Konstantinos Mistotakis

Maria Sakkari with her boyfriend Konstantinos Mitsotakis

After a hectic but exciting season in 2022, Maria Sakkari is free to enjoy her time before the new season kickstarts in January 2023. She is on the exotic Greek island of Crete with her boyfriend Konstantinos Mitsotakis for a much needed vaccation.

For those uninitiated, Konstantinos Mistotakis is the son of Greece’s Prime Minister Kyriakos Mistotakis. Crete is the ancestral home of the Mistotakis family.

Taking to her official social media handles, the WTA Finals 2022 semi-finalist shared a sneak peak of her vaccation, eliciting a plethora of positive reactions online.
Judging by the comments, while the majority of viewers congratulated her for her impeccable performances in the 2022 season, a few even pointed out the beautiful bond the two share.

“Two double espressos, times two,” her caption read.

Konstantinos Mistotakis and Maria Sakkari have been in a relationship since 2020. The much-loved couple made their relationship public in the same year.

“It has been a year now since we met and the truth is that he helped me a lot. He is a special guy. I have disclosed the relationship anyway; it is not hidden,” she had said.

Maria Sakkari will play in the United Cup where she will team up with Stefanos Tsitsipas, Despina Papamichail, Valentini Grammatikopoulou, Stefanos Sakellaridis, Sapfo Sakellaridi, Petros Tsitsipas for Team Greece in Down Under. The United Cup will be played for the first time in Australia between 18 teams from December 29, 2022, to January 8, 2023.

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Maria Sakkari’s 2022 season- So near to triumph yet so far

Maria Sakkari
Maria Sakkari

Maria Sakkari had a fantastic season but she did not win any trophies to show for it. She started her season by participating in the Australian Open but unfortunately lost to Jessica Pegula in the fourth round. She played in the Championship match of both the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy and Doha Open but lost both matches to Anett Kontaveit and Iga Swiatek respectively.

She reached her third final, this season, after defeating Katerina Siniakova, Petra Kvitova, Daria Saville, Elena Rybakina, and Paula Badosa. But again, Iga Swiatek beat her. However, these performances propelled her to World No.3 rank.

The Greek could not do much in both the French Open or Wimbledon as she was knocked out of both tournaments in the second and third rounds respectively. She played her fourth final in the 2022 Emilia-Romagna Open where she was defeated by Mayar Sherif. The tennis sensation then played in the final of the Guadalajara Open but again lost to none other than Jessica Pegula.

Despite all the obstacles, her rankings helped her to qualify for the 2022 WTA Finals. She won all her Group stage matches by defeating Jessica Pegula, Aryna Sabalenka, and Ons Jabeur. However, she lost to eventual champion Caroline Garcia in the semi-final round of the tournament.

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