Stefanos Tsitsipas said that Carlos Alcaraz’s arrival is making winning his first slam more difficult, despite the fact that he feels “really close” to winning a Grand Slam. Tsitsipas, 24, advanced to his second Grand Slam final at the Australian Open earlier this year. Tsitsipas had little chance of winning the Melbourne Park championship as Novak Djokovic defeated the Greek 6-3 7-6 (4) 7-6. (5). At the 2021 French Open, Tsitsipas had a two-set lead until Djokovic came back to win in five sets in his first Grand Slam final.
Carlos Alcaraz’s arrival is making things a bit more difficult for Stefanos who revealed: “The arrival of Alcaraz makes this goal [ winning a slam]a bit more difficult than it already is, but I love that the challenges are difficult. Then it tastes better; few things are more satisfying than overcoming a really complicated.”
Tsitsipas in Barcelona, ranking, and results in 2023
Ranked no.5, Tsitsipas has managed to achieve a compiled 17-5 match record in 2023. Tsitsipas is currently having a run in Barcelona where he conquered the world no.69 Pedro Cachin 6-4 6-2.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will play the world no.28 Denis Shapovalov in the 3rd round on Thursday at 12:30 pm on Pista Rafa Nadal. Their record is 3-1 for Shapovalov.
Stefanos got to the final at the Australian Open.
Stefanos won 9 titles in his career: 4 on clay courts, 4 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 10th of May and () on the 28th of May.
Alcaraz in Barcelona, ranking, and results in 2023
LWWWLWWWWW Currently ranked no.2, Alcaraz has a compiled 19-2 win-loss record in 2023. Carlos is currently having a run in Barcelona where he toppled the world no.79 Nuno Borges 6-3 6-1.
Carlos Alcaraz will compete against the world no.25 Roberto Bautista Agut in the 3rd round on Thursday at 4:00 pm on Pista Rafa Nadal. Their actual record is 1-0 for Alcaraz.
The Spaniard conquered 2 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires and Indian Wells. Carlos was the runner-up in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
Alcaraz won 8 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts and 5 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) on the 10th of May and () on the 28th of May.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Carlos Alcaraz squared off 3 times. Their current head to head is 3-0 for Alcaraz. Before, the last time they squared off, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-4 5-7 6-2 in the quarter in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell) in April 2022.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Carlos Alcaraz |
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