Giannis Stergiou - Hitting Partner of Maria Sakkari

It's been a while since we've has a hitting partner on the show, so we are delighted to release this podcast episode with Giannis Stergiou, who is the hitting partner of Maria Sakkari 🇬🇷Giannis works closely with Maria, as well as Tom Hill (coach of Maria), who we've had on the podcast before 😃We talk:His tennis backgroundStarting to work with MariaPressure he feels on the practice courtFitness sessionsTennis hype in Greece!Giannis is a pretty relaxed & down to earth guy, so it was nice to be able to chat with him. He also tells us 5 things that he has learned from being a professional hitting partner 💪Let us know what you think!Leave us a review on iTunes 📱Episode Chapters2:56 - Tennis background5:18 - Starting to work with Maria9:07 - Pressure on the practice court15:34 - Fitness sessions18:57 - Learning strategiesFind us on Social Media:Instagram: Instagram.com/FunctionalTennisPodcastYouTube: Functional Tennis PodcastTwitter: twitter.com/functennisWebsite: www.FunctionalTennis.comFacebook: Facebook.com/FunctionalTennisOfficialHave you seen the Functional Tennis Saber?Check it out here and don't miss the video of Stan Wawrinka crushing the ballFind us on Social Media:Instagram: Instagram.com/FunctionalTennisYouTube: Functional Tennis PodcastTwitter: twitter.com/functennisWebsite: www.FunctionalTennis.comThis podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy