Tsitsipas: “I set a slightly irrational goal for 2020”

Born in Athens 21 years ago, Stefanos Tsitsipas He is one of the great names in tennis for the present and especially for the future, after the historic hat trick formed by Federer, Nadal and Djokovic. The Greek, number six in the ATP ranking, accumulates five titles in his record, among which stands out above all the ATP Finals achieved last year that crowned him as the 'teacher' of the season. Shortly after that, he stated that his goal for 2020 was “to win a Grand Slam and be in the top-3.” High levels, however, now Tsitsipas, in a season complicated by the health crisis, has tried to back down.

“To say at this point that my goal for 2020 was to win a Grand Slam, among other things, it was too ambitious, a somewhat irrational goal. I feel like he's coming if I wait, but I don't have to ask myself the same question every time. “said the Greek in TennisMajors. “My theory behind this is that if you think about it too much it might never happen, so just relax and enjoy the process,” he added,

The short 2020 campaign for Tsitsipas had ups and downs. With a balance of 13-5 and a title, in Marseille, the portly player (1.93 meters) He was disappointed when he fell in the third round of the Australian Open against Canadian Milos Raonic. Later, in Dubai, he was a finalist and only yielded to world number one Novak Djokovic. SItado since November 2019 in sixth place, Tsitsipas has the fifth highest position in the world ranking.