Tennis: Tsitsipas on the kneecaps, he sends a message for clay
Published on March 24, 2024 at 11:50 a.m.
Holder of a Master’s degree in sports journalism, I fell in love with tennis since childhood and have always loved reading the great stories of this sport. Today, I want to tell them about them, take full advantage of my passion and be as close as possible to the aces of the circuit.
Out of the top 10 a few weeks ago, precipitating the fall of the one-handed backhand for the first time since the creation of the ATP ranking in 1973, Stéfanos Tsitsipas confirms his clear drop in level month after month. No longer capable of playing the leading roles in major events for a while now, the Greek is perhaps hiding his face. In a few weeks, he will attack the clay court with high hopes.
Finalist at theAustralian Open and to Roland-GarrosStéfanos Tsitsipas is a player that we imagined to be the winner of Grand Slam quite quickly when he arrived on the circuit. The years go by and the Greek no longer seems to be able to do it, he who will celebrate his 26th birthday in 2024. But he is far from letting himself be defeated and dreams of a strong return to the top.
A great series finished
Experiencing a crazy explosion in 2018, Stefanos Tsitsipas quickly progressed to become a top 10 player. When he joined it in 2019, he almost never left it and he had a crazy run until the start of 2024. Behind Novak Djokovic, he is the one who had the greatest series. “It is true that it may seem like just a number, but in tennis, being in the top 10 is a symbol of status and pedigree, so I consider it important and significant in the career of a tennis player” begins the Greek.
Back in the top 10 in 3 weeks?
World number 11 at present, Stefanos Tsitsipas is not far from returning to the top 10 but he again experienced a hasty exit from the road at Miami and will begin his season on earth without much confidence. “Honestly, I think I’ll be back in about three weeks and I’ll be able to find a way to stay in the top 10 for a long time, like I did before,” he warns. The date given is not by chance: it is the week of Montecarlowhere he won the title twice.
A new face
Despite difficultiesStefanos Tsitsipas does not want to be drawn into this surge of negativity and has been making more ambitious declarations lately. The Greek knows that we will still have to find a solution to strengthen this one-handed backhand which does not resist the power of the opponent. Unfortunately, his tennis does not necessarily allow him to excel, even if he is one of the best servers on the circuit.
2024-03-24 10:50:00
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