Greek tennis players welcomed to Western Australia with official dinner reception

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Greek tennis players in Western Australia for the inaugural United Cup were welcomed to the state on Tuesday night with an official dinner reception at the Consulate of Greece in Perth.

The dinner reception was hosted by the Consul of Greece in Perth, Georgia Karasiotou, and Fotis Korkokios.

In attendance were members of Team Greece for the United Cup including Stefanos Tsitsipas, Maria Sakkari, Despina Papamichael, Michail Pervolarakis and Petros Tsitsipas, among many others.

The tennis players mingled with the Consul General and representatives of the Greek Community of WA, whilst enjoying delicious Greek food including a traditional kontosouvli.

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