Stefanos Tsitsipas was particularly proud of winning his Maiden Master ATP 1000 in Monte Carlo. His mother, Julia Salnikova, also won a tournament in the Principality when she was a junior back in 1981.
Julia had a lovely interview with local outlet Hellomonaco discussing her son. Yulia was asked to elaborate on a specific situation when Stefanos showed his huge determination when he was a kid.
Yulia revealed:
“First of all, it was all about hard training and discipline. Not every child is capable of that.
As a teenager, Stefanos was prescribed a strict diet for medical reasons. He absolutely had to exclude gluten, lactose and sugar which is a real disaster for a young child. He unflinchingly followed it for several years. Just imagine what strength of character he had!
At the same time, he was training and traveled a lot, carrying special food in his boxes and bags.”
Stefanos is now in Barcelona, where he will try to conquer his first ATP 500. Tsitsipas is seeded number 2 in Catalonia, and that he will face Antoni Munar Clar in his opening match.
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2021
Now ranked no.5 (career-high), Tsitsipas played his last match on the 18th of April when he overcame world no.7 Andrey Rublev 6-3 6-3 in the final in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters to win his 6th career title.
At the moment, during this season the Greek has a 22-5 match record. The Greek conquered 1 title in Carlo. The Greek was the finalist in Acapulco.
