After three-time Roland Garros winner Gustavo Kuerten politely refused to coach Stefanos Tsitsipas after pushing him several times over the past year, he nonetheless said he was ready to help the Greek player from afar, in an unofficial way, so to speak which would suggest that a more solid and structured relationship could emerge between the two in the future.
As Tsitsipas recently stated, would it be one of his great career goals to be able to conquer Roland Garros, who could accompany him on this learning path to the secrets of the earth better than Guga, who became champion in 1997, 2000 and 2001? Recently the Greek tennis player, who won the ATP final in 2019 when he defeated Dominic Thiem in three grueling sets, gave an interview in which he talked about his relationship with Kuerten, or rather the reason why he wants to work with the ex- Brazilian champion in the not too distant future (he hopes).
Tsitsipas’ Lobesworte an Guga
“Guga Kuerten is someone I really admire. When I started playing I remember a lot of people who said I had a similar style of play to his – said Stefanos, who also joked about the Brazilian tennis player’s hairstyle: “Not only the game, I have that too same hair as Kuga, even if mine is more wavy and his is more curly “- finished number six in the world rankings well.
With the continuation of the interview, Tsitsipas then reported on the reasons that prompted the Brazilian to at least partially reject his offer last year: “We talked a little on Twitter.
He is very busy and has a family to run that is currently his priority and that has not been able to follow him in tournaments. His schedules and daily life don’t really allow him to consider an integral collaboration for the time being.
However, he told me that he would always be ready to help me from a distance regardless of my needs, which is very nice of him. I enjoyed it very much during our chat. He is a very nice person.
What he has shown in the past and what energy he instills each time speaks for him. “The impression and the information filtered by the tour suggest a possible future collaboration between the two, possibly if the health situation allows greater freedom of movement and less rigidity in accordance with special and rigorous protocols.
Much will also depend on the Greek’s season, who should redeem a 2020 with more lights than shadows, perhaps from Melbourne when he surprised the world in 2019 by defeating Roger Federer in the round of 16.
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