Niko

The death of the mother of Greek Defense Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos opened a new channel of communication between Türkiye and Greece amid escalating tensions between the two countries.

He defeated the younger countryman after the turnaround, and his potential rival in the semifinals will be the winner of the duel between Khachanov and Monteiro.

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has reacted to a tweet by his Turkish counterpart on Sunday in which he urged him to "stop asking for help from others" and to "settle our differences equitably."

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has reacted to comments by his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias over the weekend in which he said that the European Council should have gone further in penalizing Turkey over its illegal activities in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Turkey's foreign minister lambasted his Greek counterpart on Dec. 20 over his controversial remarks to a local newspaper. 

"Dear Niko, here's some friendly advice for the new year - stop asking for help from others and injuring the Greek people's dignity," Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said on Twitter.