Stefanos Tsitsipas failed to take advantage of the first chance he had to lift a Grand Slam title after falling in the Roland Garros final to Novak Djokovic despite having won the first two sets against the Serbian. Tsitsipas was visibly seen sunk at the end of the game holding the towel to his face and was also seen dejected in the subsequent press conference to meet. A press conference in which he did not reveal what happened to him before the game, something he did several hours later through his Instagram account.
Through an emotional message accompanied by a photo posing with the title of runner-up at Roland Garros, Tsitsipas wanted to reveal to his followers that just five minutes before jumping on the track to face Djokovic he learned that his grandmother had passed away.
For this reason Tsitsipas wanted to publish this message on his networks dedicating what he has achieved and highlighting how important it is to live every moment of life. “Life is not winning or losing. It is enjoying every moment in life when you are alone or with others. It is living a life with meaning and without misery and abjectness. Lifting trophies and celebrating victories is something, but it is not everything. Five minutes before entering the track, my very dear grandmother lost her battle with life. A wise woman who had faith in life and a willingness to give that cannot be compared to any other human being she has ever met. It is important to have more people like her in the world. Because people like her make you feel alive, they make you dream. I would like to say that no matter the day, the circumstance or the situation, this is entirely dedicated to her. Thank you for raising my father. Without him, this would not have been possible. “
Despite not winning the title at Roland Garros, Tsitsipas wants to continue showing his great level on the circuit this season and stand up to the Big Three made up of Federer, Nadal and Djokovic in search of his first and longed-for first Grand Slam that will very possibly be dedicated to his grandmother, the person who, as Tsitsipas himself affirms, “has made him dream”.