By Kristel Satumbaga
Stefanos Tsitsipas will spearhead Greece in the Davis Cup World Group II playoffs against the Philippines starting on Friday. (AFP)
Members of the Greece Davis Cup team arrived in Manila on Monday in separate flights for their World Group II playoffs tie against the Philippines at the Philippine Columbian Association in Paco, Manila.
Michail Pervolarakis was first to arrive at 4:15 a.m. on board Philippine Airlines from Vancouver, Canada followed by team captain Dimitris Chatzinikolaou, Markos Kalovelonis, Apostolos Michalakas and Georgios Karamanis at 4:10 p.m. from Doha, Qatar via Qatar Airways.
World No. 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas, his brother Petros and father/coach Apostolos, and Christos Fiotakis arrived at 9:35 p.m. via Emirates from Dubai where Stefanos is coming off a runner-up finish to Novak Djokovic at the Dubai Tennis Championships.
The Greeks and the Filipino Cuppers are meeting for the first time in Davis Cup history after organizers tweaked its format this year.
The PH team is composed of Ruben Gonzales, Jeson Patrombon, Francis Casey Alcantara, AJ Lim, Eric Olivarez Jr and team captain Chris Cuarto.
The first two singles matches will be played on Friday while the doubles and the reverse two singles on Saturday.
Source: Manila Bulletin
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