Tennis
Apostolos Tsitsipas: “Let’s make Greece proud and lift the trophy”
Apostolos Tsitsipas sent his own message ahead of the newly formed United Cup, which will premiere next Thursday (December 29), and was optimistic about the Greek side’s course.
Apostolos Tsitsipas sent his own message in the run-up to the newly founded United Cup, which will celebrate its premiere next Thursday (December 29).
Stefanos Tsitsipas’ father and coach expressed optimism about the Greek team’s course, writing in his post:
“Ladies and gentlemen,
It is my honor to stand before you today and announce that the Greek team will proudly represent our country at the United Cup 2022.
For those who may not be familiar with the United Cup, it is a prestigious international tennis tournament that brings together some of the best teams from around the world.
We’re excited to compete against some of the best teams in the world this year and show the world what Team Greece is made of.
But we don’t just fight for ourselves. We fight for our country, for our families and for everyone who has supported us on our way. We are determined to make Greece proud and bring the trophy home.
I know the road to victory won’t be easy, but I have full confidence in the skill and determination of our players. They’ve worked hard to get to this point and I have no doubt they’ll give their all in this game.
So let’s all get together and support our United Cup 2022 team. Together we can make history and bring gold to our country.”
The first official event of the new season will take place between December 29th and January 8th with the Greek team consisting of Stefanos Tsitsipas, Michalis Pervolarakis, Stefanos Sakellaridis, Petros Tsitsipas and Maria Sakkari, Despina Papamichail, Valentini Grammatikopoulou and Sappho Sakellaridis.
Greece leads Group A, which also includes Bulgaria and Belgium. The premiere will take place next Thursday (29/12) at 06:00 GR vs Bulgaria, with Papamikhail meeting Sinikova while Stefanos Tsitsipas will face Grigor Dimitrov about two hours later.
program
Thursday 29.12. (with Bulgaria)
- 06:00 Papamichael-Zinikova
- 08:00 S. Tsitsipas – Dimitrov
Friday 30.12. (with Bulgaria)
- 04:00 Sakkari-Tomova
- 06:00 Pervolarakis – Zumzanov
- 08:00 Mixed doubles match
Monday 01.02. (with Belgium)
- 06:00 Despina Papamichael-Van Eedfunk
- 08:00 Stefanos Tsitsipas-Gofan
Tuesday 01.03. (with Belgium)
- 04:00 Sakkari-Mertens
- 06:00 Pervolarakis mountains
- 08:00 Mixed doubles match
Source: Tennis24
Source: sport 24
Saying goodbye to professional tennis in 2025 retired 27 players.
The most famous are Richard Gasquet, Fabio Fognini, Fernando Verdasco, Vasek Pospisil and Diego Schwartzman.
Ukrainian Vladislav Manafov He did not compete at the professional level for the entire year but did not announce his retirement.
He completed his professional career
Grégoire Barrere- Richardas Berankis
- Rohan Bopanna
- Pedro Cachin
- Salvatore Caruso
- Marius Kopil
- Marcus Daniell
- Ivan Dodig
- kyle edmund
- Ernesto Escobedo
- Christopher Eubanks
- Jonathan Esserick
- Fabio Fognini
- Richard Gasquet
- Martin Klizan
- Denis Kudla
- Gianluca the Wizard
- Nicolas Mahut
- Matve Middelkop
- Dennis Novak
- Vašek Pospisil
- Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi
- Albert Ramos-Vinolas
- Tim van Ruythoven
- Luke Saville
- Diego Schwartzman
- Fernando Verdasco
Tennis players who did not play during 2025 but did not announce their retirement
- André Begemann
- 🏳️ Teimuraz Gabashvili
- Fred Gil
- Emilio Gomez
- Marcel Ilhan
- 🏳️ Andrey Kuznetsov
- Juan Ignacio Londero
- Vladislav Manafov
- Fabrice Martin
- Gerald Meltzer
- Gonzalo Oliveira*
- Max Purcell**
- Milos Raonic
- Hunter Reese
- Blaj Rola
- Tennis Sandgren
- Weissborn himself
*– Oliveira was banned for using methamphetamine
** – Purcell was disqualified for use of prohibited substances
Source: Sport UA
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13 former tennis players have already announced their careers in 2025. end of career.
The most famous of the girls listed below are Simona Halep, Petra Kvitova, Alize Cornet, Caroline Garcia.
Ukrainian Lesya Tsurenko He has not played professionally since the fall of 2024, when he played for the Ukrainian national team in the KBDK Playoffs. Lesya did not announce the end of her career.
- Ysaline Bonaventure
- Eugenie Bouchard
- Alize Kornet
- Lauren Davis
- Andrea Gamis
- caroline garcía
- Simona Halep
- Michaela Krajicek
- Petra Kvitova
- Akiko Ohmae
- Bibiana Schofs
- Wang Qiang
- Yanina Wickmayer
Tennis players who did not play all year but did not announce their retirement
- Kaia Sofa
- Lesya Tsurenko
Tennis players who took a break from their careers due to motherhood
- Ounce Jabeur
- Daria Saville
- Anna Carolina Shmidlova
- Caroline Wozniacki
Source: Sport UA
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On Monday, December 29, the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) last updated the rating in 2025.
As in principle, there have been no significant changes since the end of the Final Tournament in November.
Thus, Aryna Sabalenka finished the season on top. Also in the top 5 were Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Amanda Anisimova and Elena Rybakina.
As for Ukrainian women, the country’s best tennis player in 2025 is 14th-ranked Elina Svitolina. She is followed by Marta Kostyuk (26th) and Dayana Yastremskaya (27th). Alexandra Oleynikova also entered the top 100 at number 96.
There are six more representatives of Ukraine in the top 500: Yulia Starodubtseva, Angelina Kalinina, Daria Snigur, Anastasia Soboleva, Veronika Podrez and Katarina Zavatskaya.
The new season starts on January 2 – the United Cup team tournament will be held in Perth and Sydney, Australia. And on the 5th, the WTA 500 tournaments will start in Brisbane and the WTA 250 tournaments in Auckland. Sisters Kostyuk, Yastremskaya and Kichenok will play in Brisbane, while Svitolina and Starodubtseva will play in Auckland.
Ukrainian women in WTA singles rankings
Ukrainian women in WTA double the rankings
Source: Sport UA
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