Stefanos Tsitsipas

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Tsitsipas To Play Wimbledon Doubles With Brother

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The Greeks played together at the Australian Open
Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas will be aiming to win a first singles Grand Slam title at Wimbledon this year. However, the Roland Garros finalist will not only take to the court in the singles at SW19, he will also team with his brother Petros Tsitsipas in the doubles.

The Greek pair overcame Kevin Krawietz and Horia Tecau in the first round at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters in April, and played together at the Australian Open (l. to McDonald/Paul). This will be their eighth tournament of the season together, and they will face Jaume Munar and Cameron Norrie in the first round.

The World No. 4 will be in for a busy tournament if he advances to the latter stages in both draws, because Wimbledon is the only Grand Slam where doubles is played on a best-of-five-sets format.

Two other top 20 singles players will also be in action. Australian Alex de Minaur, who this week is at a career-high No. 18 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, will partner countryman Matt Reid, and they will play British team Luke Johnson and Anton Matusevich. Casper Ruud, the 12th seed in singles, will partner Andre Goransson. The Norwegian-Swedish tandem takes on Spaniards Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez.

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Lloyd Harris, No. 51 in the FedEx ATP Rankings, will play with World No. 67 Alexei Popyrin, and they will face Americans Austin Krajicek and Tennys Sandgren.

The top seeds are Croatian pair Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic, who are in red-hot form ahead of Wimbledon after winning their seventh tour-level title of the season at the Viking International Eastbourne on Friday. Mektic and Pavic have lifted three ATP Masters 1000 titles this year, but missed Roland Garros.

They will begin against Jonathan Erlich and Andrei Vasilevski, while second seeds Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut will be targeting a third straight title after winning Roland Garros and the cinch Championships in London. The French tandem won the Wimbledon crown in 2016 and plays Facundo Bagnis and Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the first round.

Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo, who reunited at Roland Garros this year (l . to Monroe/Tiafoe), have collected 15 tour-level titles together, including Wimbledon in 2017. The Polish-Brazilian team will join forces for a second time this season in London, and take on 2012 champion Frederik Nielsen and Franko Skugor.

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Tsitsipas 'Needs Matches' As He Plays Down Chances On Wimbledon Eve

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The Greek last played on grass in 2019
Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas has not played on grass since Wimbledon in 2019 and insists he needs matches to build up his confidence on the surface as he played down his expectations on the eve of Wimbledon.

The Greek holds a 3-3 record in the main draw at Wimbledon, but has enjoyed a superb season, recording a tour-leading 39 wins, sitting second in the FedEx ATP Race To Turin. However, he has not played since his five-set final defeat to Novak Djokovic on the clay at Roland Garros.

“I haven't really played much on grass. I've practised a couple of times,” Tsitsipas said. “I've played a few practice sets. I'm feeling all right on grass. I think it will take a few matches for me to start gaining more confidence. I just want to see how every single match that I get to play here will evolve, and what are my opportunities going to be.

“Right now I don't think I had enough matches. I didn't really have a lot of tournaments on grass. I never really played more than a tournament before the Wimbledon Championships. I think for me, I'm a player that I rely a lot on playing matches, getting confident through the process of winning. I haven't had that opportunity yet.”

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Tsitsipas, whose best result at Wimbledon was a run to the fourth round (l. to Isner) in 2018, opted against playing an ATP Tour event ahead of the third Grand Slam of the year. While he lost in the first round against Thomas Fabbiano in 2019, the 22-year-old enjoys the grass swing and believes he has the game to succeed on the surface.

“Honestly, grass court is a surface that I love. But probably two years ago, I didn't really have the best result, the result that I expected. It was kind of something that tore me apart. I was a completely different person to who I am now.” Tsitsipas reflected.

“I think I'm a player that can come to the net. I'm confident when it comes to serving and volleying, moving in. The surface has become slightly slower over the years. [It] has been adapted more for baseline players, given the opportunity for baseliners, good baseliners, to dominate and do well on that surface,” Tsitsipas added.

The World No. 4, who won the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters (d. Rublev) in April, will begin against American Frances Tiafoe on Court One on Monday. Despite his lack of matches, Tsitsipas is feeling mentally prepared and thinks he can use his previous experiences at Wimbledon to his advantage this year.

“ spent a few days in the countryside just outside London [after Roland Garros]. I had a few days off for relaxation, some good physiotherapy, and rehab for my body to be ready for the grass-court season,” Tsitsipas said. “I started practising like almost eight days ago, getting back to the new style of tennis, which is the grass-court tennis.

“[In 2019] I didn't really have plan B or plan C. I just kind of had my one way of playing. With experience and having had that experience in the past, that obviously helps me move on. I see things a different way than I used to before.”

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Win or lose, it's a beautiful journey

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The last time Stefanos Tsitsipas was at Wimbledon, he lost his opening round to Italian Thomas Fabbiano in five sets and sounded inconsolable after the match.

“People expected things from me. I didn't deliver. When you get so much support, so much energy, so much positivity from everyone, just ruin everything by yourself, it's devastating,” he told reporters on that fateful Monday at the All England Club.

The talented Greek ended that season by returning to London to win the ATP Finals and has since risen to a career-high No.4 in the world, thanks to his march to a maiden Grand Slam final at Roland-Garros earlier this month.

That crushing defeat to Fabbiano feels like a distant memory to Tsitsipas, who has found his consistency at the majors recently, reaching the semi-finals or better in his last three outings at Grand Slams.

“I was a completely different person than I am now,” the No.3 seed said on the eve of his tricky Monday opener against Frances Tiafoe.

“I will probably say not as confident as I am now. I relied a lot on my confidence back then. Most certainly I didn't really have Plan B or Plan C. I just kind of had my one way of playing. That was also because of lack of experience, not being on the tour for long enough.”


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IT'S BEEN A BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY. IN MY PERSONAL GROWTH, I SEE NO DIFFERENCE WHETHER I WIN THIS TOURNAMENT OR WHETHER I LEAVE EARLY
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Reflecting on that period of his life, Tsitsipas concedes he was not really enjoying tennis at the time, and it took him a while to “readjust” and figure out his true purpose.

“I can tell you that right now I'm feeling happy every single day. I'm grateful that I'm able to do what I love, that I'm able to be with people that I most certainly want them to be there,” he explained.

“It's been a beautiful journey. In my personal growth, I see no difference whether I win this tournament or whether I leave early. I am a happy person regardless of the outcome of the next two weeks. I'm grateful that I'm able to live the way I live. There's no reason for such disappointment or so much drama anymore, I think.”

This newfound perspective could be the key to help Tsitsipas unlock his potential on grass.

On paper, the 22-year-old Greek has all the elements to create a game that is perfect for lawn tennis. He has had mixed fortunes at Wimbledon so far though, losing twice in the first round, and reaching the last-16 stage once, in 2018.

“I think I'm a player that can come to the net. I'm confident when it comes to serving and volleying, moving in,” he said.

“Right now I don't think I had enough matches. I didn't really have a lot of tournaments on grass. I never really played more than a tournament before the Wimbledon Championships. I think for me, I'm a player that I rely a lot on playing matches, getting confident through the process of winning. I haven't had that opportunity yet.

“For sure with experience and having had that experience in the past, that obviously helps me move on, see things a different way than I used to before.”

Tsitsipas has not competed since he squandered a two-sets-to-love lead in the final at Roland-Garros against Novak Djokovic two weeks ago. He found out he lost his grandmother moments before that title decider and told Greek website SDNA that her passing was very hard on him.

IT WAS SOMETHING THAT TORE ME APART
TSITSIPAS ON DEFEAT
“I feel better now, although I still have some emotional breakdowns. I am grateful I had a person like that in my life and the rest of my journey as a player is for her,” he told Greek journalist Vicky Georgatou.

One thing that will no doubt cheer up Tsitsipas is the fact that he will be playing doubles with his younger brother Petros at these Championships. The Greek wild cards take on Spaniard Jaume Munar and Britain’s Cameron Norrie in the first round.

Having not played on grass in two years, and with limited experience on the surface compared to hard courts and clay, Tsitsipas is looking to take things one day at a time in south-west London this week.

“Honestly, grass court is a surface that I love. But probably two years ago, I didn't really have the best result, the result that I expected. It was kind of something that tore me apart,” he confessed.

“I expect something better. It's not the end of the world. I just prioritise myself, my well-being out on the court, me feeling kind of happy, joyful when I get to play tennis because it's such a traditional, historic tournament. We don't get this opportunity very often.”

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Tsitsipas: ‘There Wasn’t That Drive I Was Hoping For’

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The Greek holds a 3-4 record at Wimbledon
Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas insists his shortage of grass-court matches in the build-up to Wimbledon, and lack of motivation, were the fundamental factors behind his 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 defeat to Frances Tiafoe on Monday.

“For sure lack of matches was crucial today. The transition from clay to grass, in my opinion, is probably the most difficult one, if not the biggest challenge in our sport. I just wasn't able to adapt,” Tsitsipas said. “I obviously didn't want it to be like this, to get to the point where I'm completely out of control.

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“There wasn't that same fighting spirit that I usually put out on the court. I would like to see a different me next time. There have been times that I was much more motivated than this. But that's no reason for me not to play well.”

The Greek has not played since his five-set defeat to Novak Djokovic in the final at Roland Garros earlier this month. He did not play an ATP Tour event on grass in June, which is a decision the 22-year-old regrets. However, Tsitsipas does believe he has the game to succeed on grass in the future.

“I was thinking maybe I should have played either Mallorca or Eastbourne. These tournaments would have helped get me in a better shaper,” Tsitsipas admitted. “I would like to pinpoint and say that I have all the qualities and the game to play on grass.

“I kind of started feeling my game a bit better towards the end of the third set. I just wish the match would have started in the third set. I wasn't able to maintain the intensity.”


Tsitsipas fell in the first round at Wimbledon in 2019 to Thomas Fabbiano and is now 3-4 at SW19. After that defeat, he felt like he only had one game plan, but believes this was not the issue today.

“It could have worked. But it was too late. I also missed some other things that I later discovered, [which] could have helped me. It was kind of late. When you're two sets to love down, especially on grass, everything is measured up to details, everything is in the details.

“It's not like clay where you are two sets to love down, it's kind of a different rhythm, a different pace, precision is not the most important thing. You can fight your way out of it.”

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Murray/Soares Battle Through, Tsitsipas Brothers Fall At Wimbledon

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The top eight seeds advance on Friday
Jamie Murray and Bruno Soares have reached the Wimbledon quarter-finals twice. Could this be the year they go even further?

The seventh seeds battled past American Nicholas Monroe and Vasek Pospisil 6-1, 6-7(5), 6-1 on Friday to reach the second round at The Championships. They will next play Kazakhstani Andrey Golubev and Dutchman Robin Haase.

The Duchess of Cambridge spent some time alongside Tim Henman watching the British-Brazilian tandem, who converted five of their 10 break points to advance after one hour and 47 minutes.

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The top eight seeds in the doubles draw won their first or second-round matches on Friday. Top seeds Nikola Mektic and Mate Pavic, who have lifted seven ATP Tour trophies this season, led the way with a 6-2, 6-4 win against Australians Alex de Minaur and Matt Reid to reach the third round.

Other seeded teams to reach the Round of 16 were fourth seeds Marcel Granollers/Horacio Zeballos and eighth seeds Lukasz Kubot/Marcelo Melo. Granollers and Horacio Zeballos clawed past home favourites Ken Skupski and Neal Skupski 6-4, 6-7(5), 10-8 and 2017 Wimbledon champions Kubot and Melo beat Dutchmen Sander Arends and Matwe Middelkoop 6-2, 6-4.

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In the first round, two-time Roland Garros champions Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut, the second seeds, ousted Argentine Facundo Bagnis and Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1, 6-3 and third seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah defeated Yen-Hsun Lu and David Pel 6-2, 6-4.

Fifth seeds Ivan Dodig and Filip Polasek as well as sixth seeds Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury also won their matches without losing a set.

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Petros Tsitsipas were unable to move on at SW19. Spaniard Jaume Munar and Briton Cameron Norrie eliminated the singles star and his younger brother 7-5, 7-6(5).

One match went to a Match Tie-break, with Brazilians Rafael Matos and Thiago Monteiro surviving a battle against Kazakhstanis Alexander Bublik and Aleksandr Nedovyesov 6-4, 3-6, 13-12(4). Home favourites Alastair Gray and Aidan McHugh moved on with a 7-6(1), 6-3 victory against Czechs Roman Jebavy and Jiri Vesely.

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Tsitsipas Leads The Way: The top seed in Hamburg is World No. 4 Stefanos Tsitsipas, who is pursuing his third clay-court ATP Tour title of the season in Germany. The Roland Garros finalist reached the championship match (l. to Rublev) in Hamburg last year and will look to bounce back after his first-round defeat to Frances Tiafoe at Wimbledon. Tsitsipas will also feature in the doubles with his brother Petros Tsitsipas.

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Ordinary? Average? Tsitsipas Says 'No Thanks!'

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The Greek is the top seed in Hamburg
Stefanos Tsitsipas lost his first-round match at Wimbledon, which was his first tournament after falling short in a heartbreaking five-set Roland Garros final against Novak Djokovic. But the Greek, who is the top seed at this week’s Hamburg European Open, is working hard to improve so that he is prepared to take advantage of his next big opportunity.

“I try and get the best out of it. I think this particular match I will most likely take it as strength, because I am mad. Of course you are mad. I want something different. I want a different outcome,” Tsitsipas said in an interview with tournament reporters and WTA star Andrea Petkovic. “I want a different result in the next encounter and I want to be able to show something better. That’s why I’m out on the court.

“If I was somebody who feels comfortable with ordinary, with average, I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing. For me, it’s always taking it to the next level.”


The 2019 Nitto ATP Finals champion is not leaving that clash against Djokovic — in which he led two-sets-to-love — in the rearview mirror. Instead, he is trying to use the experience to his advantage.

“There were a lot of physical elements that I was weaker at than Novak. I think that was the main reason I wasn’t able to withstand that match and play at the level that I was playing [throughout],” Tsitsipas said. “There are a few things that of course with my team I will have to discuss and come to a solution in order to be able to win my first Grand Slam. I was really close, for sure I was.

“It was frustrating and sad at the end, although I didn’t really show it in the locker room. It was a difficult moment to reflect [on]. It wasn’t easy, especially when you are that close.”

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Tsitsipas will try to get back on track this week in Hamburg, where he will try to lift the ATP 500 trophy. Two years ago, he made the final here and fell just short against Russian Andrey Rublev in a thrilling three-set final. The Greek is excited to be back.

“We are away from our home many times a year and we don’t really get to connect with our homeland. For sure, we want to have places that when we travel, we feel connected,” Tsitsipas said. “It just clicks with certain places. You feel the atmosphere, the vibe better than any other place. For me it’s just so organised here… it definitely has something to it in the air.”

The World No. 4, who will begin his Hamburg run against one of two Germans — Dominik Koepfer or Maximilian Marterer — is not just trying to improve on the court. Tsitsipas is pushing the boundaries in everything he does to try to connect with fans through social media and other platforms.

“There is a constant need for development, for clarification of myself, which I haven’t been able to expose to its full potential yet. I’m a guy who has a lot of interests outside the court. I’m still looking for my voice,” Tsitsipas said. “It’s a daily thing, where I’m trying to see the things i can bring to the table, how many people I can potentially inspire with the ideas I have to bring.”

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