Stefanos Tsitsipas has been performing extremely well at the inaugural edition of the Ultimate Tennis Showdown at the Mouratoglou Academy. Nicknamed the “Greek God” Tsitsipas impressed with a couple of hard-fought wins over Matteo Berrettini and Corentin Moutet after winning the sudden death on both occasions.
After winning his last match, the world no.6 explained why he is so good at playing during the crucial moments. Interesting enough, playing video games was a great help.
“When I was young, I played a lot of videos games based on sudden death. So I’ve been practicing since my very young age. I’m a bit familiar with it,” disclosed Stefanos.
Talking about his mental state during the sudden deaths, Stefanos added:
“I’m quite relaxed in sudden death. I think of ways that will potentially earn me the point, of things I’ve been working on in my previous points. Because all you have to do in sudden death is to serve well, once, and return well, just once too. I’ve been dominant on this. I’ve been doing this very constructively and very correctly. That’s why I won. I took my responsibilities, and I showed the right attitude,” he added.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2020
Currently ranked no.6, Stefanos played his last match on the 7th of March when he beat Jeson Patrombon 6-2 6-1 in the Rubber 4 of the Davis Cup.
Presently, this year Stefanos has a 11-5 win-loss record. The Greek conquered 1 title in Marseille. The Greek was the finalist in Dubai.
