Stefanos Tsitsipas claimed that he is putting in a lot of effort to defeat Novak Djokovic and other elite players who are favourites to win the Grand Slams in the 2024 season.
In August, Tsitsipas turned 25, yet he has never experienced Grand Slam success. Though he had lost to the Serb in January of this year, the Greek hopes to make things right in the new year and is prepared to begin the year with a victory in Australia.
To achieve his maiden Grand Slam and climb the rankings, the 25-year-old wants to defeat Djokovic as well as players like Daniil Medvedev and Carlos Alcaraz.
Tsitsipas discussed his thoughts in a recent interview and said: “Right now, we have a lot of great players on the tour playing a lot of great tennis. That is probably the most challenging period of my tennis career so far—finding ways to beat those guys, to find ways to pass them in the rankings.”
He added: “Maybe also show our real potential; finally, once, all I’m asking is just once. I hope we can just find a way to get there and start owning our zone.”
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2023
Ranked no.6, the Greek played his last match on the 14th of November when he had to retire when playing against world no.8 Holger Rune in the round robin and the scoreline was 2-1 .
This season Tsitsipas owns a composed 51-24 record. Stefanos clinched 1 title in Los Cabos. Stefanos got to the final at the Australian Open and Barcelona.
Tsitsipas will play next at the Australian Open (Australian Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 14th of January.
Novak Djokovic in 2023
Currently the world no.1, Novak played his last match on the 25th of November when he was defeated by world no.4 Jannik Sinner 6-2 2-6 7-5 in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
This season Novak has a compiled 56-7 record. Djokovic conquered 7 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open, French Open, Cincinnati, U.S. Open, Paris and the Nitto ATP Finals. The Serbian was the runner-up in Wimbledon.
Djokovic is scheduled to play next at the Australian Open (Australian Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 14th of January.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Novak Djokovic squared off 13 times. Their record is 11-2 for Djokovic. Previously, the last time they played, Novak Djokovic won 6-3 7-6(4) 7-6(5) in the final in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 29th of January 2023.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Novak Djokovic |
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