Stefanos Tsitsipas face old world number 3, Grigor Dimitrov‘in 32 rounds’ Italian Open 2022. Tsitsipas advanced to defend his title at the Monte-Carlo Masters 2022 after a lackluster hard court season. He also made semi-final visits in both races. Barcelona Open and Mutua Madrid Openwhere did he lose carlos alcaraz and Alexander Zverev respectively.
Tsitsipas is a clay court specialist and will try to make another bid for the final at Roland-Garros. Unfortunately, he took second place in the competition. French Open It’s 2021 and he was on the losing side of a five-set marathon. Novak Djokovic. Tsitsipas came to Rome to gain some more confidence before the final battle in France. He faced a very difficult test from the Bulgarian side.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas enjoys the hustle and bustle.
Tsitsipas saved two game points in his match against Dimitrov and eventually won 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(4). Stefanos Tsitsipas will face Karen Khachanov as the Greek bids for another final in the next round. Italy.
Tsitsipas was present for an interview at the court after the war. said:
“Amazing fight (wow!), I am extremely happy that I was able to break through this hurdle. Grigor played really well and gave me a really hard time on the court. Just so much emotion and the fact that I was able to process all that and come back stronger in the third set was a great way to redeem myself after not being able to continue the last game in the second set.”
Tsitsipas said as he will fight 6-3 and 5-3 until the third set:
“I really don’t know. I’m trying to cover the whole fight, the whole game. When you’re playing this well, you definitely don’t insult anyone. I started these points with the back foot, so I’m going to go back to the field and work on that.”
Tsitsipas was also very pleased with the atmosphere of the game. said:
“It’s like playing in the Colosseum. A lot of energy comes from the crowd. Those who came to watch the match were more interested than us. It provided a great atmosphere and gladiator-like atmosphere on the field.”
Tsitsipas doesn’t want to get himself into such a mess, but this match will also give him confidence that he can handle the pressure.
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