Tsitsipas: “Sometimes I took tennis very seriously, too much”

Stefanos Tsitsipas shall be one of many huge stars this week on the ABN AMRO World Tennis Match in Rotterdam, the place he’ll attempt to channel an irregular begin of the season. Tsitsipas will search to combat for his first victory within the Dutch event, the place he has fallen within the first spherical in his three earlier appearances, though for that he believes he should change his type and watch tennis. “You may't make profitable pictures and take off on a regular basis, however I had that downturn in summer season. I tried to enhance, however I began to fall after a lot effort, I needed to chill out, benefit from the recreation. LFatigue is a mix of many issues. It’s extra psychological than bodily however you need to have a steadiness of each on the observe. Not seeing tennis as a job, however as a recreation. I really feel that typically I have taken it very critically, too. The extra matches, the extra exhausted you find yourself. I assume I ought to chill out and benefit from the recreation extra, and never play 100% each level. It will likely be tough to repeat the 2019, however I need to enhance it, “he mentioned in statements to the ATP.

Regardless of not figuring out the victory in Rotterdam, Tsitsipas has a terrific reminiscence of the event, the place he made his ATP debut due to the invitation of Richard Krajicek. “I performed my first main recreation within the ATP towards Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and I began the sport very effectively, however regardless of that I misplaced. I didn't play simply within the ATP Challenger Tour, I performed extra in Futures. Richard Krajicek gave me the chance to play With an invite, one thing that was very huge for me at the moment. It was my first expertise of going through High gamers. I felt like a celebrity. I noticed myself as somebody who was greater than a junior. I was very excited and needed to know the way high gamers performed. It was my first nice expertise. It looks as if it was a very long time in the past, however it wasn't that way back. I will play right here for the fourth time. I've realized week by week and you’ll see a unique Tsitsipas than the one who performed right here for the primary time. “

Tsitsipas acknowledged that he’s not as impulsive as in his beginnings after seeing how fatigue made a dent in him final season. “I management my power higher, I know when to push and when to preserve it. Presently final 12 months I felt drained. You consider altering, typically you need to play extra or play sensible to preserve power. It's about understanding the sport higher and analyzing sure issues. “The Greek additionally believes that the losses he has suffered will make him higher. “Laborious defeats are essential in my profession and make me come again stronger. With out them I would really feel good, and I am not. They’re essential for everybody. ANDSa defeat within the semifinals (towards Nadal in Australia in 2019) harm, even when it was in three units. I was very near reaching the ultimate of a Grand Slam, one thing I had dreamed of. Nadal performed very effectively. It was a disgrace as a result of I had performed effectively these two weeks. “