Tsitsipas: “I said to myself that there was no way this game would go into the fifth set”

Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the second round of Roland Garros after his nerve-wracking win over Giiri Vesely.

Immediately after the end of the game, the 24-year-old Greek tennis player emphasized that the Czech made life difficult for him, while he had the best words for his opponent.

When asked if he enjoyed the game as much as the audience, he initially replied: “It’s not that pleasant, no. It’s very stressful, but that didn’t happen today. I told myself there was no way this match would go into the fifth set!”

He then pointed out: “Giri is a great player, I don’t think that gets heard enough. He’s beaten some of the best players and he’s a player with great potential, he showed that today. I want to congratulate him on his great performance today. He made it.” “It was difficult for me today and I’m glad I managed to overcome the difficulties. Today’s win is very important for me.”

On the changes he made to his game to achieve victory, he said: “Just go to the ball, I kept telling myself that. I felt like there were times when I didn’t go for the ball but waited for it to come to me and when I took the risk the game changed and I ended up winning the match.

Finally, on the fact that he started on Sunday and not Monday, even if that changes his schedule somewhat: “It doesn’t matter, I have more time to enjoy red wine.”