Tsitsipas: “I also want to grow on grass and fast”

From our correspondent Riccardo Crivelli

April 17
– Montecarlo

After the joy for Stefanos Tsitsipas it is time to reflect, to metabolize the encore in Monte Carlo: “The hardest part of playing Alejandro is that he is very unpredictable. He does things you don’t see other players doing. You don’t really know what to expect from him. him sometimes. And then he plays better when he is behind in the score, when he is down. I knew he would come, let’s say 5-4, I knew he would relax. I could see him. He seemed to care less, which can be dangerous with him. That’s also why he’s won so many games this week, I think, and he’s got wins against very strong players. He’s solid on all sides: backhand, forehand. It serves well. Maybe he wasn’t as punchy today as we’ve seen it before, but it was his first final. ” The advantage of facing a freshman: “I knew this could be an advantage for me. I have been in situations like this before. In these cases I have to remain well composed and calm, because if I start letting the nerves affect too much, then the result may not be very good “.

Grow again

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Clay is certainly his ideal surface, but the goal is to grow on the others as well: “I want to focus a little more on the other surfaces, so as to complete a great year, perhaps even reaching the top two in the standings at the end of the season. . I really want to do well on the fast and on grass this year, because I feel I can really get a lot of success there. If I can win games as consistently as I have on clay, I think I have a great chance of finishing the year between the top two, which is a big goal of mine. ” Tsitsipas is also the sixth player in history to win this tournament consecutively, the five who have previously succeeded then won Roland Garros and reached world number one. An encouraging statistic: “It’s very encouraging, I really want to put in the effort and make it an even better stat.” And as a reward he would dream of an ATP tournament in Gracia, which has been missing for decades: “It would be nice to see an event at my house. We haven’t had one for many years, I think even before I was born. I would like to see a tournament in Athens and I’m sure which would be one of the best 250 of the year if it were to be held ”.