With three semifinals in Open Australia behind them, Stephen Tsitsipas He is aware of the high level he usually shows in the first Grand Slam of the season. The Greek tennis player will start the 2023 season at United Cup, a mixed event where he leads his team with Maria Sakkari. Closing out the year 2022 with any chance of finishing as number one, Stefanos faces next season with big goals. In a interview With the Australian Open itself, Tsitsipas talks about how well he is doing in the country and his best results on Australian courts in the past, such as his victories against Roger Federer yes Rafael Nadal.
Looking for his first Grand Slam title
In 2021 he was very close to achieving it, but Novak Djokovic overturned a Roland Garros match in which the Greek was leading by two sets to zero: “People ask me if I’m ready to win a Grand Slam. I won’t know until it actually happens. In Australia I feel at home. The atmosphere seems very familiar to me. I feel very comfortable being here, with the Australians, it’s as if I were one of the others,” explains the Greek.
Most memorable game in Australia?
“Against Roger Federer at Rod Laver in 2019. I felt like I was dreaming and was going to wake up at any minute, but I didn’t. That night I could not sleep at all. He could hear the screams of the audience even at two in the morning and he didn’t want to leave.
Against Rafael Nadal in 2021 I came back by losing two sets. I had to put an incredible effort and concentration to make it possible. It has truly been an incredible comeback. I’ve never had one like this in my entire career. My dream is to be the best and I’m close to achieving it. I’m going in the right direction,” said the Greek, now number four in the world.
