Stefanos Tsitsipas performed an exceptional feat on Wednesday in the quarterfinals of the‘Open d’Australie. Opposed to Rafael Nadal, the Greek managed the immense feat of winning after losing the first two sets against Rafa, 3-6, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-4, 7-5 after 4:05 of play. He is only the third man to do this. Roger Federer had done to Miami and 2005 et Fabio Fognini at Flushing Meadows in 2015. Friday morning, at 9:30 am French time, he will find Daniil Medvedev for a semi-final of “young guns”. An unmissable match that could transform the career of the protégé of Patrick Mouratoglou. The latter also has a very important role for the Greek.
When Stefanos Tsitsipas evokes Mouratoglou before his half!
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“He supports me and guides me. I have a great connection with him”
At a press conference, Tsitsipas came back to his special relationship with his mentor. “We are a team. We talk tennis and we love to talk tennis. Before playing the semi-final, there was a lot of discussion about which tactic to choose. Patrick has a lot of tennis experience. He’s been on the tour for a long time and worked with a lot of players. He’s part of my team. I’m very happy he’s here. He supports me and guides me. I have a great connection with him. He’s a bit of a tennis guru I think. He sees the game very clearly. It helps me get to where I want to be one day. We have a great team, we are loyal to each other‘, did he declare.
“I don’t feel completely tired”
The match against Daniil Medvedev promises to be tasty. Lhe task promises to be difficult for Tsitsipas as he has won only once in 6 confrontations against the Russian. However, it is good Tsitsipas who won the very last duel: it was in a group match at the London Masters in 2019. “I was able to play for a long time. I feel the short. I understand what environment I am in. It’s positive. On the other hand, you can say that I played longer, that I put my body under stress but I feel great I don’t feel completely tired With experience I know how to deal with fatigue when I have to work hard Medvedev will be a tough task I played it at Masters l ‘Last year. It was a good game for me. He’s in great shape. He plays good tennis, efficient, fast and very smart. “, he explained regarding his next game. See you on Friday at 9:30 am!
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