Stefanos Tsitsipas is about to face Daniil Medvedev in an finger-linking Australin Open semifinal. Stefanos is coached by his father Apostolos and he is used to being followed by the members of his family and his girlfriend when he travels around the world.
Stefanos has 3 younger siblings: two brothers, Petros and Pavlos, and a younger sister, Elisavet, who is the youngest. All of them play tennis. Stefanos loves playing doubles with his brother Petros every now and then.
Mother and father
Talking about his parents, Stefanos’ mother Julia was a tennis pro while his father was a tennis coach. Stefanos has always credited his mother’s twin sister (also a former professional player) for having helped him with the finances.
Stefanos’ maternal grandfather, Sergei Salnikov, was a footballer who won an Olympic gold medal for the Soviet Union.
His girlfriend
Stefanos has been dating his stunning girlfriend, Theodora Petalas, for roughly 3 years. Theodora follows Tsitsipas during his tournaments when she can, depending on her work commitments. She works as a Junior Strategist in London.
Tsitsipas at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2022
Ranked world no.4, the Greek achieved an overall 6-1 win-loss record in 2022. The Greek is now playing at the Australian Open where he defeated Mikael Ymer 6-2 6-4 6-3, Sebastian Baez 7-61 6-75 6-3 6-4, Benoit Paire 6-3 7-5 6-72 6-4, Taylor Harry Fritz 4-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-4 and Jannik Sinner 6-3 6-4 6-2.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will compete against the world no.2 Daniil Medvedev in the semifinal on Friday at 7:30 pm on Rod Laver Arena. Their actual record is 6-2 for Medvedev.
Tsitsipas won 7 titles in his career: 3 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Medvedev at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2022
At the moment ranked no.2 (career-high), Medvedev has a compiled 8-1 match record in 2022. Medvedev is competing at the Australian Open where he defeated Henri Laaksonen 6-1 6-4 7-63, Nick Kyrgios 7-61 6-4 4-6 6-2, Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-4 6-4 6-2, Maxime Cressy 6-2 7-64 6-74 7-5 and Felix Auger Aliassime 6-74 3-6 7-62 7-5 6-4.
Daniil Medvedev will take on the world no.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the semifinal on Friday at 7:30 pm on Rod Laver Arena. The head to head is 6-2 for Medvedev.
The Russian won 13 titles in his career: 6 on hard courts, 6 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Daniil Medvedev faced off 8 times. Their record is 6-2 for Medvedev. Before, the last time they locked horns, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-3 7-6(3) 7-5 in the quarter in Paris (French Open) in June 2021.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
