Stefanos Tsitsipas expressed his desire to surpass both his own career-high score and that of his girlfriend Paula Badosa in order to become the world’s top player.
With a current world No. 5 ranking (3 was his best), Tsitsipas is aiming to surpass Badosa’s No. 2 ranking to claim the top slot.
Tsitsipas won a championship in Los Cabos, but he is still far behind the top three in the rankings. To stay in the running to conclude the year as the No. 1 player, he will have to win a number of significant championships.
Tsitsipas expressed these remarks post-match conference: “My goals are to surpass Paula’s best ranking, which is World No. 2. And to get better than that I am. The good thing about us is that we get competitive in those things in a healthy way so I hope I get to equal it or even better.”
"My goal is to surpass Paula’s best ranking which is World No.2"
A statement by Stefanos Tsitsipas after Los Cabos victory. pic.twitter.com/1xCcVYUXjJ
— We Are Tennis (@WeAreTennis) August 6, 2023
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2023
Now ranked no.5, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 5th of August when he overcame world no.19 Alex De Minaur 6-3 6-4 in the final in Los Cabos to win his 9th career title.
This season Stefanos achieved a 39-13 record. This year, Stefanos clinched 1 title in Los Cabos. Tsitsipas was the runner-up at the Australian Open and Barcelona.
Tsitsipas is scheduled to play next in Toronto (National Bank Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 7th of August.
Paula Badosa in 2023
LWWWLWWWWL Ranked world no.33, Paula played her last match on the 7th of July when she had to retire when playing against world no.34 Marta Kostyuk in the 2nd round and the scoreline was 6-2 1-0 .
Currently, during this year Badosa has managed to achieve a composed 18-9 win-loss record. Paula Badosa’s best performance of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Adelaide.
She is also scheduled to play at the U.S. Open (U.S. Open) after Montreal. The main draw will start on the 7th of August.
