On the same court where he faced a first-round elimination last year, Stefanos Tsitsipas secured a big victory at the 2023 US Open on Monday, August 28. Tsitsipas triumphantly made his way back to Louis Armstrong Stadium for his opening match against Milos Raonic of Canada at Flushing Meadows. Their ATP head-to-head matchup had previously been 2-0 in favour of Raonic
The Greek won 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 after responding to Raonic’s 4-2 lead in the third set with two straight breaks. The Greek breezed through the first two sets, conceding just five games.
There was a lovely moment during the following on-court interview when Stefanos acknowledged the role of his stunning girlfriend Paula Badosa and coach Mark Philippoussis.
Stefanos commented: “What can I say? I love them both. We are a team now which is great. It’s a privilege to have them part of my journey. I don’t know how much for them but for me, for sure.”
“And from Paula, I don’t need to say much. She is a local; she is a New Yorker. Unfortunately, she is struggling with an injury right now, but I really wish her the best and I am here by her side every single day so she can get back stronger,” Tsitsipas added.
Tsitsipas at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2023
Ranked world no.7, Tsitsipas has managed to achieve a 41-15 match record in 2023. Tsitsipas is participating at the U.S. Open where he beat the world no.337 Milos Raonic 6-2 6-3 6-4.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will come up against the world no.128 Dominic Stephan Stricker in the 2nd round. Their current record is 1-0 for Tsitsipas.
The Greek conquered 1 title in 2023 in Los Cabos. Stefanos was the finalist at the Australian Open and in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell).
Stefanos won 10 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts, 4 on clay courts, 4 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Paula Badosa in 2023
LWWWWLWWWW Currently ranked no.48, the Spaniard played her last match on the 7th of July when she had to retire when playing against world no.39 Marta Kostyuk in the 2nd round and the scoreline was 6-2 1-0 .
At the moment, during this season Paula has achieved an overall 18-9 record. Paula Badosa’s most significant performance of the present season was getting to the semifinal in Adelaide.
