At 22 years of age, Stefanos Tsitsipas is chasing his maiden slam. The Greek sensation is seeded no.4 at the current US Open and he looks in great form after reaching the 3rd round without dropping a single set.
On Wednesday, Stefanos played for the first time in the Arthur Ashe Stadium. Unfortunately, that happened without fans, but still, the world no.6 thought that it was special playing in such a prestigious arena to comment:
“I found this very special, this message. It’s very deep. Playing on the Arthur Ashe was an amazing experience. I think it would have been even better if there were people watching and it would create a mesmerizing atmosphere and be more intense, that’s for sure. Despite that, I still felt special playing on the court.”
About his relationship with Baghdatis
Then Stefanos recalled when back in 2006, he watched on TV an epic 5-setter between his idol Marcos Baghdatis and Andree Agassi.
“My hero is Marcos and he is now my best friend, which is quite special. He lost in five sets, but the effort, the adrenaline, the crowd atmosphere, you had everything in that match and there was drama.I think for Marcos, facing his idol was quite special.”
Next vs. Coric
Stefanos will play his 3rd round match against Borna Coric. The head to head is 1-0
for Tsitsipas that is the favorite to win the encounter.Tsitsipas at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2020
At the moment ranked no.6, Stefanos has a 16-6 win-loss record in 2020. Stefanos is playing at the moment at the U.S. Open where he ousted Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-2 6-1 6-1 and Maxime Cressy 7-62 6-3 6-4.
Stefanos conquered 1 title in 2020 in Marseille. The Greek was the runner-up in Dubai.
The Greek won 5 titles in his career: 1 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)