Stefanos Tsitsipas claimed probably the most important scalp of his young career after he defeated Novak Djokovic in Toronto 6-3 6-7 (5) 6-3.
The Greek impressed with his confidence and the fact that he was completely comfortable with Djokovic’s tennis. But how did it happen?
How I defeated Djokovic. TSITSIPAS
Soon after the match, Stefanos explained how training with the Serbian helped him to comment
“I had troubles in the beginning when we played a couple of practice sets with him and tie-breaks. But now I’m more familiar with his game. I know a bit better of the patterns that he’s using on the court. So I felt confident.
I felt confident with my game. And I knew he had some issues in some particular shots in his game, I would say. So I was waiting and, like, I grabbed him like a bulldog and stuck there and executed – yeah, I executed my plan.
I knew that at some point he’s going to break, and I just patiently waited for this moment, and it happened. Having the opportunity to practice plenty of times with him, and I wouldn’t say read his game, but get used to the way, the style he uses on the court helped me be confident in this match today and helped me execute my game, my plan.”
Stefanos will face Sascha Zverev in the next match. We just wonder if he has also practiced a couple of times with the German. That might help!
