After his comfortable victory over Offner, o Stefanos Tsitsipas talked about his progress so far this year Roland Garrosbut also for his upcoming big showdown with Carlos Alcarath, for the quarter-final phase of the big tournament.
Among other things, the Greek tennis player said that he expresses his personality through the way he plays and added that he feels like an artist, while he focused on the elements he needs to present in order to be able to claim victory against the world number one.
In detail what he said:
About his progress so far: “My first game wasn’t good but I gradually moved up in the tournament and kept my concentration. Today I read the opponent’s game through the rallies and realized that he gets points through the continuous games. At first my serve wasn’t good, but it got better.”
On how he expresses his personality on and off the court: “There are infinite ways to play, the game allows you to be incredibly creative, to try new things. My personality comes out through the game, the way I play. I feel like an artist, and that’s how I want others to see me”.
On what he must do to win Alkarath: “He is a player who keeps a high intensity in his game. He has no gaps and doesn’t give points easily. He’s got energy, he’s all over the court and you see that in his rallies and his in-game routines. Also his mood, his smile helps him in the game. He is now the most difficult opponent for all of us, he pushes us to be better. The more times I meet him the better, it gives me more opportunities to beat him”
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On what he lacked in previous games with Carlos: “The big shots are an element that I didn’t have with great quality in the previous matches with him. In the joint training a few days ago with him I felt good on the field. We played a full set and it felt good, I could and I was standing up to him and putting pressure on him all the time. It seemed different from before. Of course this was training, it is different from the matches where you are alone on the court. I try to face him as often as possible even in training”.
On how calm he is in this tournament: “It’s a nice feeling to be calm, it’s something a lot of athletes look for when a race starts and ends and they don’t have big swings. This balance is something very sweet, it gives me a nice feeling. It’s something that Nadal has done very well in recent years. It is worth saying that many of the titles he has won and the records he has broken have a lot to do with his psychology and the way he bounces back from difficult times through his calmness.”.
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