Stefanos Tsitsipas and Roger Federer have a very similar interpretation of tennis and its world. Recently, Roger admitted that he could no see him playing in front of an empty stadium. Stefanos Tsitsipas seems to agree with that.
Tsitsipas and playing with no fans
During a recent interview with SDNA, the Greek ace admitted that the atmosphere created by the crowd is too important for the sport and that needs to be preserved. Stefanos is extremely knowledgeable about this concept since he has already played and won important tournaments such as the recent ATP Finals in packed arenas.
“My personal view is that it is important to have these tournaments with people and not in front of empty stands. Say you win such a big event as a Grand Slam. Without the crowd, adrenaline is not the same, the feeling is not the same,” he commented.
Stefanos is well aware that there is huge financial implications about playing a slam. Recently has emerged that the Tennis French Federation heavily rely on the income from the Roland Garros and not playing the French Open would be too damaging for the organization.
“The crowd is the one that brings energy, fills the stadiums, and creates the atmosphere we have. It could, of course, be a tournament without people, but it would not offer the same feeling, the same intensity,” he added,
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Rafael Nadal shares Tsitsipas’ view
Rafael Nadal is in complete agreement with Stefanos and Roger about the roles of fans. During a recent interview with Eurosport, the Spanish legend talked about the importance of having a full crowd attending the events. However, he also revealed that he is well-aware of the fact that he might need to adapt if the tournaments cannot have fans in the stands.
Former world no.1, Karolina Pliskova, has a different view than Federer’s. The Czech maintains that tennis needs to resume anyway saying also that it’s not abnormal to have empty stadiums in women’s tennis. Lower-ranked players are also keen to see tennis back as soon as possible as many of them are struggling with their finance.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2020
Currently the world no.6, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 7th of March when he overcame Jeson Patrombon 6-2 6-1 in the Rubber 4 of the Davis Cup.
This year Stefanos has a 11-5 win-loss record. Stefanos conquered 1 title in Marseille. Tsitsipas was the finalist in Dubai.
Roger Federer in 2020
Currently ranked no.4, Roger played his last match on the 30th of January when he surrendered to Novak Djokovic 7-61 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal of the Australian Open.
Roger Federer’s best result of this season was getting to the semi-finals at the Australian Open.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Roger Federer played each other 4 times. The head to head is 2-2.
