Stefanos Tsitsipas

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160 spotkań potrzebował do setki, Rafa 137, Novak 140. Nie jest najgorzej.

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Halloween 'Triple Treat' For Djokovic, Nadal & Tsitsipas

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Nitto ATP Finals qualifiers all reach 50 wins on the season today in Paris
The stars aligned for a spooky coincidence on Halloween at the Rolex Paris Masters Thursday: Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas all collected their 50th wins on the season.
Tsitsipas, who reached the milestone for the first time, also notched his 100th career match win with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Australian Alex de Minaur, whom he also defeated in the title match of the 2018 Next Gen ATP Finals.
Djokovic followed next with a 7-6(7), 6-1 win over Briton Kyle Edmund to record his 12th 50+ wins season, tying the mark of Ivan Lendl. Only Roger Federer (15) and Jimmy Connors (14) have done it more.
Nadal, who on Monday is guaranteed to usurp the No. 1 ATP Ranking from Djokovic, reached 50 wins in a season for the 11th time following a 6-4, 6-4 win over Stan Wawrinka.
Russian Daniil Medvedev leads the tour with 59 match wins this year. Federer is currently second with 51.
Players With 50+ Match Wins in 2019
Player W-L Titles
Daniil Medvedev 59-18 4
Roger Federer 51-8 4
Rafael Nadal 50-6 4
Novak Djokovic 50-9 4
Stefanos Tsitsipas 50-23 2
Most Career 50 Win Seasons
Player No.
Roger Federer 16
Jimmy Connors 14
Ivan Lendl 12
Novak Djokovic 12
Rafael Nadal 11
Stefan Edberg 10
Guillermo Vilas 10
- Statistical assistance from Greg Sharko

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Bercy19: 5. ćwierćfinał M-1000.

[7] Stefanos Tsitsipas d. Alex De Minaur 6-3 6-4

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Tsitsipas' Journey: From Dreaming Of Beating The Best To Being Among Them

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Stefanos Tsitsipas is the first Greek to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals. As Reem Abulleil writes, the 21-year-old debutant is very much one of a kind.
To get a sense of just how much it means to Stefanos Tsitsipas to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals for the first time, all you have to do is watch the video of when he found out he had secured a spot in London.
An interviewer broke the news to Tsitsipas on camera, just after he had defeated Novak Djokovic in the quarter-finals of the ATP Masters 1000 event in Shanghai in October. The 21-year-old Greek burst into laughter, almost in disbelief, as the reporter assured him he was telling the truth. “It’s great. It’s sweet,” Tsitsipas later said with a grin on his face, after processing the good news. “It’s something that I have been trying to get, and it was on my [wish] list from the beginning of the year.”
Just 12 months after lifting the Next Gen ATP Finals trophy in Milan, which is for players who are 21 or under, Tsitsipas has positioned himself among the world’s top eight players, of all ages, at this season-ending tournament in London. The first Greek player in history to feature in this elite competition, Tsitsipas enters the Nitto ATP Finals after a year in which he has kept on crossing off items on his wish list. Before the start of the season, he set himself some ambitious targets to chase throughout 2019. And he did not shy away from announcing them, unfazed by the thought that being so public with his goals would add to the pressure he was under.
Barely four weeks into the season, he achieved his first main goal when he reached a first Grand Slam semi-final at the Australian Open, upsetting Roger Federer en route in a blockbuster fourth-round encounter. A month later, he crossed another item off his list by cracking the Top 10 in the ATP Rankings for the first time, becoming the first Greek to climb that high in the standings. By April, he had picked up a second title of the year in Estoril, to go with the one he had scooped in Marseille in February (and to add to his first ATP Tour title in Stockholm in 2018, when he was the first Greek in history to win a trophy at that level).

Among other highlights this season, he accomplished one of the toughest feats in tennis, overcoming Rafael Nadal on clay at the Spaniard’s home tournament, the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Madrid in May. In June, he co-produced one of the best matches of the year with Stan Wawrinka, in the fourth round at Roland Garros. And in October – after a tricky stint of sub-par results – he took down Djokovic in Shanghai. “I always dreamt of beating those players, and I see each match when I go out on the court as an opportunity to bring the best out of me,” said Tsitsipas. “It’s a very big boost. I honestly feel like they are more threatened than I am, and I think also that gives me kind of a more relaxed me out on the court.”
While Tsitsipas is not the only young gun making an impact on the ATP Tour at the moment, he is very much one-of-a-kind. “I’m not perfect, I’m original,” he wrote in a social media post this year. ‘Original’ is an apt description. While others his age spend most of their downtime playing video games or streaming TV shows, Tsitsipas dedicates hours each week to his amateur photography, as well as filming, editing and producing vlogs for his YouTube channel, which has more than 160,000 subscribers.
“Photography for me is a way to shape human perception, a creative outlet which lives in the present and pushes you to discover yourself,” said Tsitsipas, who has an alternative Instagram account, @stevethehawk. He says his vlogs help him stay “open-minded and young, being able to just live life and share moments with other human beings”.
His social media accounts are a mix of philosophical quotes and cryptic one-liners only he can decipher. But when he felt he was spending more time than he wanted to on such platforms, he went on a “social media detox” on various occasions this year. It was a move he believes helped him both on and off the court. “I feel much more connected than before with people that I care about,” he said. “I spend more quality time. I feel more human and more like me than ever before. I feel like I can also concentrate more on the sport that I play.”

Tall, quirky and with hair like Björn Borg, Tsitsipas also brings an exciting game style that feels like a throwback to a bygone era. He ventures to the net any chance he gets, flaunting smooth hand skills and daring dive volleys, reminiscent of a young Boris Becker.
At 6’4”, he has a big serve that helped him win around 85 per cent of his service games this season. Another attribute is his ability to play his best tennis at moments of great intensity, while he takes enormous pride in putting Greece on the tennis map.
Tsitsipas is coached by his father, Apostolos, who saved him from drowning in 2015 – an incident the player admits gave him a new perspective on life. Tsitsipas tries to do his part in helping others. When Greece was ravaged by deadly fires in 2018, Tsitsipas spent hours each day trying to raise funds to send back home, even when he was due to step on court for a semi-final a few minutes later.
His ability to engage with fans by showing his most authentic, unapologetic self, combined with his thrilling on-court game, has seen his popularity soar this year. Having posted victories over the sport’s Big Three of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic, and with the kind of self-confidence that has inserted him among the world’s best, many believe Tsitsipas could be the one to break the trio’s stronghold.
“At some point we will see change. I mean, it can’t be that Rafa, Roger, and Novak win everything,” Tsitsipas said. “I know that in order to see my name among these titles, I’m going to have to go through a lot of pain and a lot of hype and struggle. I’m honestly excited. I’m excited by the idea of trying to get there.”

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Stefanos Tsitsipas Nitto ATP Finals Pre-tournament Interview

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TSITSIPAS' SMOOTH TRANSITION; GREEK READY FOR NITTO ATP FINALS DEBUT

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Stefanos Tsitsipas is like a kid in a candy store at The O2 in London, walking around behind-the-scenes at the Nitto ATP Finals, where he will make his season finale debut next week. The Greek has made a successful transition from lifting the Next Gen ATP Finals trophy 12 months ago, to featuring among the best eight players in the world at the prestigious event to be held from 10-17 November.

“I am very proud of myself to have put in a lot of effort and work to get here,” said Tsitsipas on Friday. “It’s a great transition from the Next Gen ATP Finals to here, both great events. It’s great being part of such a prestigious event with a long history in our sport. It’s a very important tournament, which everyone is dreaming of playing and being a part of one day. It’s also a good tournament to end the year with.”

This year, Tsitsipas is one of four players aged 23 and under — also Alexander Zverev (22), Daniil Medvedev (23) and Matteo Berrettini (23) — competing at the Nitto ATP Finals. They will join Roger Federer (38), Rafael Nadal (33), Novak Djokovic (32) and Dominic Thiem (26) in the first all European singles line-up in the tournament’s history.

When asked about his fellow young rivals, the Greek said: “I believe the competition between us is something really important for the sport. We’re young and just getting started, so it’s obviously very fiery and we want to beat each other. But we appreciate each game, everyone plays differently and it’s quite interesting to see so many varieties.

“We are the future, we will be the ones that will fill the stadiums and get people to watch tennis. We’re going to create the future of the sport, along with other younger players.”

Tsitsipas has enjoyed a standout 2019, compiling 50 match wins for the first time in his career. He became the first Greek player to break into the Top 5 of the ATP Rankings (at No. 5) on 5 August 2019, during a season which has included titles at the Open 13 Provence (d. Kukushkin) and at the Millennium Estoril Open (d. Cuevas).

Working under the guidance of Patrick Mouratoglou, and his father, Apostolos, in London this week, Tsitsipas will make his Nitto ATP Finals debut against fellow first-time participant Medvedev in Group Andre Agassi during Monday’s afternoon session. Buy Your Tickets

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Tsitsipas Breaks Streak, Makes Perfect Start In London

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Greek beats fellow debutant in south-east London
Stefanos Tsitsipas broke through with his maiden win against Daniil Medvedev on Monday at the Nitto ATP Finals, stepping up in critical moments to beat the Russian 7-6(5), 6-4 as both players made their debut at The O2 in London.
Tsitsipas improved to 1-5 against Medvedev in their FedEx ATP Head2Head rivalry. The Russian defeated Tsitsipas twice this year at ATP Masters 1000 events at the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters and the Rolex Shanghai Masters. Medvedev was seeking his 60th tour-level win of the season.
The Greek couldn’t convert the lone break point in the opening set and hit a slice backhand into the net. He struck first in the tie-break and a strong forehand helped him create a 4/2 mini-break advantage, but a forehand approach sent wide two points later tied up the score.
But at 5/5, the Tsitsipas produced one of his best points of the match and finished it with a forehand volley winner. Tsitsipas converted the opportunity with an aggressive forehand and let out a roar of delight. He finished the set with 16 winners and won 13 of 17 trips to the net.

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Both players remained even in the second set, but Medvedev opted to let a forehand go when rushing the net at 4-4 and it landed well inside the baseline, giving the Greek a break point. Medvedev then hit a backhand long to give Tsitsipas the first break of the night and a chance to serve out the match.
He made good on his chance and comfortably held to wrap up the win in one hour and 42 minutes. Tsitsipas won 89 per cent of his first-serve points (39/44) and didn’t offer his opponent a break point.

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Selfie With Rafa & Roger? Tsitsipas' Secret Nitto ATP Finals Mission

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Greek asks his rivals, including Novak, Rafa and Roger, for favours
Before his winning debut on Monday at the Nitto ATP Finals, Stefanos Tsitsipas had to complete a mission of a different kind in London, one maybe more suited for Great Britain's MI6: a secret mission.

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The Greek, who beat Daniil Medvedev in Group Andre Agassi on Monday, was given a list of seven tasks to complete. They ranged from every fan's dream scenario, “Selfie With Roger And Rafa”, to an everyday occurrence for fans watching Roger and Rafa, “High Five A Fan”.

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Tsitsipas' Secret Mission Complete List

Selfie With Roger And Rafa

High Five A Fan

Get Your Dad To Do Your Interview

Ask Another Player For Advice

Get A Player To Post A Selfie To Their Social Media Account

Sing A Song Of Your Choice

Recreate A Famous Scene From Titanic

How did the 21-year-old fare? Watch the video above or below.


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The result was priceless

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Hawkeye Analysis: Beware The Medvedev Backhand! Tsitsipas' Strategy Pays Off

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Learn what tactics Tsitsipas used in his first victory against the Russian
Stefanos Tsitsipas was on a mission Monday during his debut at the Nitto ATP Finals: avoid Daniil Medvedev's backhand. That strategy paid dividends for the Greek Star, who defeated Medvedev for the first time in their sixth FedEx ATP Head2Head meeting.

Entering the match, Tsitsipas and Medvedev had both won 76 per cent of their first-serve points this season. But it was the 21-year-old who dominated that category inside The O2 in London, winning 89 per cent of his first-serve points compared to 72 per cent for Medvedev.

According to Hawkeye, a staggering 43 per cent of Tsitsipas' first serves were unreturned by Medvedev, who had won more than 31 per cent of his first-serve return points in 2019 entering the match.

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Tsitsipas targeted Medvedev's forehand, aiming out wide in the deuce court and down the T in the ad court more than anywhere else.

Tsitsipas First-Serve Placement vs. MedvedevTsitsipas First-Serve Placement

Tsitsipas' first-serve domination proved key, as Medvedev put all of his second-serve returns into the court, winning 59 per cent of those points.

Even though he was not as successful behind his second serve, Tsitsipas was unrelenting in his strategy. The three-time ATP Tour champion did not go to Medvedev's backhand once in the ad court, and he only did so three times — a rate of 20 per cent — in the deuce court. And those three second serves were closer to being body serves than they were to the centre service line.

Tsitsipas Second-Serve Placement vs. MedvedevTsitsipas Second-Serve Placement

Medvedev camped deep in the court on return, especially when facing Tsitsipas' first serve. The Russian returned just one first serve from within three metres of the baseline.

Medvedev Return Contact Point vs. TsitsipasMedvedev Return Contact

Tsitsipas was more focussed on taking his returns early. All of his first-serve returns came closer in than all but one of Medvedev's. The Greek put 67 per cent of his first-serve returns into play.

Tsitsipas Return Contact Point vs. MedvedevTsitsipas Return Contact

Tsitsipas carried his service strategy to baseline rallies, especially on the forehand side. The sixth seed struck 49 per cent of his forehands to Medvedev's forehand.

Tsitsipas Forehand Placement vs. MedvedevTsitsipas Forehand Placement

Medvedev was more intent on targeting Tsitsipas' backhand, hitting 47 per cent of his forehands down the line. Overall, the Russian went to the Greek's backhand 51 per cent of the time.

Medvedev Forehand Placement vs. TsitsipasMedvedev Forehand Placement

Early in the match, Medvedev contolled the longer rallies, winning eight of the 11 points that lasted more than nine shots in the first set. But Tsitsipas turned the tide in the second set, emerging victorious in five of eight rallies that lasted that long. And targeting Medvedev's forehand helped him earn what he called, "one of the most important victories of my career".

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2019: pierwszy wygrany mecz w ATP Finals.

[6] Stefanos Tsitsipas d. [4] Daniił Miedwiediew 7-6(5) 6-4

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ATP Finals: wymarzony debiut Stefanosa Tsitsipasa. "Czuję czystą radość"]

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- To jedno z najważniejszych zwycięstw w mojej karierze. Ta wygrana wiele dla mnie znaczy. Dałem sobie coś więcej niż dodatkowy impuls - mówił Stefanos Tsitsipas, który w debiucie w ATP Finals pokonał Daniła Miedwiediewa.

W pierwszym pojedynku Grupy A ATP Finals 2019 Stefanos Tsitsipas pokonał 7:6(5), 6:4 Daniła Miedwiediewa. - Byłem spokojny, grałem agresywnie i miałem kilka szans, by go przełamać. Czułem się zrelaksowany. Nie wiem, dlaczego, ale pobyt na tym korcie działa na mnie odprężająco. Bardzo dobrze się tutaj czuję i gra tu sprawia mi ogromną radość - mówił na konferencji prasowej, cytowany przez portal atptour.com.

Grek przegrał wszystkie (pięć) poprzednich meczów z Rosjaninem w głównym cyklu. W poniedziałek wreszcie znalazł na niego sposób. - Ten mecz wiele dla mnie znaczył i z tego powodu był jeszcze trudniejszy. Wiedziałem, że po naszych poprzednich pojedynkach on wyjdzie na kort pewny siebie, ale ja czułem się w dobrej formie. Nauczyłem się na błędach, jakie popełniłem, gdy zagrałem z nim w Szanghaju. Powiedziałem wtedy, że następnym razem będzie inaczej. Fakty pokazują, iż się nie myliłem.

Dla 21-latka z Aten był to debiutancki mecz w Finałach ATP Tour. - Było lepiej, niż sobie wyobrażałem - uśmiechnął się. - Zdawałem sobie sprawę, że nie będę tu wygrywał 6:2, 6:1, ale podczas gry wszystko poszło mi świetnie. To wielkie wydarzenie. Przebyłem długą drogę, by móc tutaj występować. Grając tu, czuję czystą radość.

- To jedno z najważniejszych zwycięstw w mojej karierze. Ta wygrana wiele dla mnie znaczy. Dałem sobie coś więcej niż dodatkowy impuls. Wierzyłem i walczyłem. On jest bardzo trudnym rywalem, który nie daje ci wytchnienia. Wiedziałem, że muszę zagrać bardzo dobrze i być zaangażowanym w mecz. Jestem dumny, że pokazałem swoją najlepszą wersję - dodał.

W drugiej kolejce, w środę o godz. 21:00 czasu polskiego, Tsitsipas zmierzy się z Alexandrem Zverevem. Z Niemcem wygrał trzy z czterech dotychczas rozegranych spotkań, w tym dwukrotnie pokonał go w obecnym sezonie (w maju w Madrycie i w październiku w Pekinie).

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Tsitsipas Beats Zverev, Books SF Spot

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Greek moves to 2-0 on debut
The youngest player at the Nitto ATP Finals is playing as if he's the most experienced.
Stefanos Tsitsipas, 21, booked his trip to the semi-finals on Wednesday with a 6-3, 6-2 win against defending champion Alexander Zverev.
Tsitsipas, who beat fourth seed Daniil Medvedev on Monday, improved to 2-0 in London and has yet to drop a set in his Nitto ATP Finals debut. The 2018 Next Gen ATP Finals champion strolled to his fourth win in five tries in his FedEx ATP Head2Head series against Zverev, keeping the German off-balance from the baseline and breaking three times in their Group Andre Agassi matchup.
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Tsitsipas particularly pounced on the German's second serve, which had been a problem spot for Zverev earlier in the season. The German won only 28 per cent (5/18) of those points.
Zverev, serving down 15/40, 3-4 in the first set, opted to serve and volley off a second serve, and Tsitsipas countered with a low return that Zverev miffed.

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The Greek then broke in the opening game and the fifth game of the second set. Zverev struggled to bring the same level that helped him beat Rafael Nadal on Monday night and become the first player to beat the Big Three of Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer at the Nitto ATP Finals.

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AWESOME performance from @StefTsitsipas

The Greek defeats Zverev 6-3 6-2 to guarantee his place in the semis at the #NittoATPFinals

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Ciapas od dwóch zwycięskich pojedynków rozpoczął zmagania w O2 Arena i dzięki temu staje się 10 graczem w ciągu ostatnich 20 lat, któremu udała się taka sztuka w debiucie.

2018: Anderson
2017: Dimitrov
2009: Soderling
2008: Murray
2007: Ferrer
2006: Blake
2005: Davydenko
2003: Schuettler
2002: Federer
2000: Safin

Ponadto Grek staje się najmłodszym półfinalistą Turnieju Mistrzów od czasu JMDP, który podobny sukces odniósł w 2009 roku:

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