Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas stated that his Greek heritage makes the Olympics very meaningful to him. He also expressed his hope of realizing his dream of taking home an Olympic medal at this month’s Paris Games.

Three gold medals in tennis have been won by Greece, the home of the Olympic Games since the first modern Olympic Games were staged in Athens in 1896.

The Olympic tennis competition is scheduled to take place at Roland Garros, home of the French Open, from July 27 to August 4.

Tsitsipas has experienced some success on Roland Garros’ clay courts in the past, having advanced to the French Open final in 2021 and the Grand Slam quarterfinals the previous two years.

Tsitsipas talked about it in a recent interview and said: “Greece and the (Olympic) Games for sure fit like bread and butter together. It is something that has been a dream of mine since I started playing tennis. Since I first picked up a tennis racket, I always wanted to be an athlete that gets to participate in something like that. And of course, to be aiming for a medal is something extraordinary. So my dream keeps on evolving, keeps on existing, and my path towards that is slowly building up. For me, the best redemption is walking away from the Games with a medal.”

He added: “Getting a good preparation before the games start in August is something that I’m really looking forward to. I had great success there a few years ago at the same stadium playing in the finals of the Roland Garros. So coming back there with that confidence and that living in the backside of my mind allows me to strive and work towards the same end goal that I ended up pulling off this amazing run that I had a few years ago.”

Tsitsipas in Gstaad, ranking, and results in 2024

Now ranked no.12, Stefanos has achieved an overall 31-12 match record in 2024. Stefanos is currently competing in Gstaad where he conquered Unknown Player bye, the world no.122 Hamad Medjedovic 7-6(6) 6-3 and the world no.80 Fabio Fognini .

Stefanos Tsitsipas will take on the world no.332 John Isner in the Round Robin on Sunday at 6:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Their actual head to head record is 6-2 for Tsitsipas.

The Greek has won 1 title in 2024 in Monte-Carlo. Tsitsipas got to the final in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell).

Stefanos won 12 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts, 5 on clay courts, 5 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)