There are few athletes in the world as expressive as Stefanos Tsitsipas, and capable of transmitting with a certain pageantry everything that goes through their mind in extreme situations. The Greek managed to do a spectacular survival exercise in the ATP Masters 1000 Roma 2024, overcoming in an agonizing encounter Jan-Lennard Struff, in an all-out battle lasting more than two and a half hours. It was a key match for the Greek facing Roland Garros 2024and this was expressed in statements at the foot of the track.
“I need time to process everything that has happened in this match. I did not expect, at all, to complete a comeback like this because for a set and a half I was completely lost on the court. I had never experienced those sensations before on a tennis court. A wave of negativity has invaded me that didn’t let me be myself, it didn’t let me play normally. I gave everything to reverse the situation and managed to overcome extreme situations,” declared the Greek, visibly nervous and proud of himself.
5 minutes into the game 😅😅😅
It may be the fastest racket break in history.
— José Morón (@jmgmoron) May 11, 2024
– Tsitsipas seemed very nervous and frustrated in many parts of the match against Struff
Given the current panorama in world tennis, Stefanos Tsitsipas He is aware that he can be one of the great candidates for glory in both Rome and Paris, so avoiding traps like this against Struff seems key to his aspirations and confidence. “I must improve my mental strength a lot, I cannot feel so overwhelmed and unfocused at times like today. I need to play with consistency, find a way to compete with order,” said the man who will be next rival of Cameron Norrie in it ATP Masters 1000 Roma 2024. Overcome this trial by fire to give wings to the Greek tennis player.
Stefanos Tsitsipas interview in English & Greek
Post Match Win Courtside today in Rome, Italy
A tough battle & 3-set victory over Struff.
R64 match. May 11, 2024#Stef #Tsitsipas #Tennis #ItalianOpen #IBI24#ATP #Claycourt #ATPMasters1000Stef was simply spectacular in this… pic.twitter.com/sz8K2A03Pq
— LavanyaSingerDinesh🌺 (@LavanyaVocalNEW) May 11, 2024
2024-05-11 23:27:52
#Stefanos #Tsitsipas #negativity #comeback #Rome
