Stephen Tsitsipas he started the pre-season in the best possible way by triumphing at the exhibition tournament of the Mubadala World Tennis Championship after defeating Andrey Rublev in the third set. The Greek, who lived through 2022 with ups and downs, is testing his physical and technical condition in view of the new tennis season that awaits him.
Waiting to attempt the further and definitive leap in quality for 2023 in terms of trophies and world rankings, the Greek spoke about the sensations he received from the field and his level in Mubadala in an interview with National News.
He said: “It was great, I felt very free on the court and hit much better. I was very consistent on my serve, which helped me a lot. I know this is an exhibition and I would like to play like this in ATP events, but I still see it as a very positive thing.
I hope I can continue working on my game.”
Tsitsipas on Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo
Stefanos Tsitsipas, who gave the interview a few hours before the World Cup final, which Argentina won on penalties against France after one of the best matches in football history, spoke about the Argentine captain Lionel Messi he expressed: “I want Messi to win because he deserves it.
He is an incredible talent and a great team player. He doesn’t have the physique of Cristiano Ronaldo and he probably doesn’t work that hard, but he’s the greatest of all time”. The Athenian tennis player, who turned 24, won two trophies this year: the ATP Masters 1000 on clay in Monte Carlo, the second in a row of his career, and the Mallorca 250 on grass.
However, five of those were lost in the final: two at the ATP Masters 1000 in Rome and Cincinnati against Djokovic and Coric respectively, as well as two at the ATP 500 and one 250. He will also be one of the main stars of the upcoming Australian swing.
