Tsitsipas: “Let’s play tennis on a soccer field in Greece”

Stefanos Tsitsipas stated that he was completely satisfied with the presence of people at OAKA who have already set their next goal.

Who is this; To hold a tennis match in Greece on a soccer field to break the attendance record.

At the same time, he pointed out that the fact that he was playing in such a stadium for the first time in Greece and also the death of the two pilots had weighed on him emotionally

Read in detail what he said at the press conference.

For the presence of the people: “There’s interest and I think we’re going to break more records. I think it can go four times what it is now. With a couple of Grand Slams for me and Maria, I think we’ll fill a stadium like the Maracana can.” instead of football to play tennis in.

We saw that a few years ago in Mexico with Federer and Zverev. If I’m not mistaken, they played in front of 100,000 people, which is a record for tennis. It’s a bit difficult to get close to those numbers, but getting halfway would be a good start.”

How he experienced the atmosphere in the Greek game and how he stands up for the fallen pilots: “A lot of things can be motivation. You can’t play without motivation. It wasn’t one of my best games today.

I was emotionally charged by both the deaths of the two pilots and the presence of the world. I’ve never seen anything like this in Athens. I did it and found my rhythm towards the end. People love tennis and I see they loved padel.

Was he afraid? “I don’t have to prove anything. I know what I can create on the pitch. The world knows it too. The conditions were difficult. I’m not used to playing in such conditions in professional tournaments and it took some time to get used to think about it for the opponent too, that’s true. But I found a way. It helped that the crowd gave me the freedom on the pitch that I got in the second set.”

For Guillain and his level, but also for the playing conditions: “It was the first time I played in a stadium like this in Greece. It was the first time I played in a closed stadium in Greece. I already said it, I didn’t have to prove anything. I know what I can achieve. ” But the conditions on the court were difficult. I come from a completely different background and a completely different lighting.

As for Guillain, he needs to improve his game. Even when I was young, I had many things to improve. I’m sure he can make up places in the world rankings. He’s still building his tennis. I want to congratulate him for making my life a little difficult and for being patient.”

For the dreams he has: “I have many dreams. One of them is to win the gold medal. In addition to winning the Davis Cup with Greece, the four Grand Slams and being number 1 in the world.”

What he thinks needs improvement in his game: “I’m in a good phase. For me, I have room for improvement. I want to create a more aggressive backhand. I think I’m 5-10% behind what I can do, so it takes work to achieve that for me can do in match.

However, when I look at my game compared to 3-4 years ago, a lot has changed. My composure and charisma in the game is at a better level than it was then.”