About the match with Andy Murray, he spoke at the usual press conference Stefanos Tsitsipas.
The Greek champion emphasized that the British tennis player is marathon man meaning that he likes to go to long games, while he added, among other things, that this is the first time he is called to play five sets in the first two rounds.
In detail what he said:
If he is tired: “A bit… It doesn’t come easily, especially if you’re playing with Andy Murray, he’s a marathon man. He likes to be long, he likes to be there for hours and hours. This is also part of his strength as a player. He has the ability to stay longer on the court, to make it physical. This happened today as well. These two sets were very long. At some point in the fifth set, I was thinking it felt like we were playing forever, that’s the feeling I had!”
On the difficulties of facing two Grand Slam champions in the opening rounds: “I’m ready for almost anything. Unfortunately I can’t plan how long I want to play for. Sometimes I have to accept what comes from the other side of the net and work around it. I don’t think I’ve played two five-set matches in a row before, you can check it out. I don’t remember it being in the first two rounds at a Grand Slam, but for everything there is a first time. It was very physical, we have been playing these two rounds for four days. It was four days with a lot of tension and repetition. You have to wake up every morning and do the same routines.”
For his match image: “I gave it my all. I was down in the score, but I kept fighting. I really liked my spirit on the court. I liked that I showed myself that I am completely inside every point. I won’t stop doing it, I like that I behave this way.”
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