Tsitsipas compared with Badosa: “If she can do it, why don’t I?”

The beginning of the season surely has not been expected for the Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas (12 °), who premiered with a triumph and a defeat in the United Cup and then suddenly say goodbye in the first round of the Australian open.

Despite the early elimination, former world number 3 enjoyed the performance of his Spanish girlfriend Paula Badosa (10 °) In Melbourne Park, where it premiered absolutely in the semifinals of a Grand Slam tournament to return to the top 10 of the WTA ranking, prior to falling without mitigating against the bellrusa Aryna Sabalenka (1st).

“His success gives me a lot of motivation. He was really impressive and deserved. With her performance I thought: ‘If she can do it, why don’t I? This is how I see it, “confessed the owner of 11 titles in the circuit, in statements to the official site of the ATP.

In tune, the Athenian highlighted the benefits of accompanying her daily: “I learned a lot of this process on how to reach a semifinal in a Grand Slam. I felt a privileged to be able to give him some little tips to help her on his way. She gave me freedom to give her a return. I was strict with her because I didn’t want to be too soft. I feel that he has so much potential to extract from his game and use it to expand his tennis identity even more on the court. “

“It was inspiring to see her because he teaches me how to do things when he is in that position. I feel he has a lot of respect about what I have to say. I am very happy to have such a relationship, in which I can exchange ideas and work on a different scale, “he prolonged the twice finalist in Majorsin Roland Garros 2021 and Australian Open 2023.

Finally, the versatile right, who revealed the reasons for the break with his father, Apostolos, and this Monday he successfully debuted at the ATP 500 of Rotterdam, closed excited: “Through my advice I learned things about mine in terms of tennis and how I see the court and take my own game. Pushes me forward. I feel fresh. I am happy to feel in good physical condition because I have worked hard in that aspect in recent months. As for tennis I am there, I just need to execute it“