Tennis
Tsitsipas: “Such strong opponents can make me better”
In his statements after defeating Sebastian Ofner, Stefanos Tsitsipas referred to the level of his opponent. In addition, he spoke about the mental toughness required.
Stefanos Tsitsipas didn’t give Sebastian Ofner any room to react, prevailing 3-0 and progressing to the quarter-finals of Roland Garros where he meets Carlos Alcarath.
In his statements after the end of the game, Stefanos expressed himself in the best terms about his opponent, but also referred to the necessary mental strength.
Tsitsipas’ statements in detail:
“As always, I want to congratulate Sebastian on his great run. Physically I feel like it’s never easy, I’ve been in a similar situation myself. I like his philosophy,” he replied, he made it difficult for me. Opponents that strong can make me better.”
Because he showed his mind: “Mental strength. First, let’s give credit to Wawrinka for this move.”
For mental strength during the tournament: “Every day we have a lot of tennis. We train with the dream of playing in Grand Slams, you have to be physically ready. It’s important to keep busy outside of tennis during the tournament, to take some time for yourself. Important to switch off, Paris offers.” . I listen to a lot of music, let’s save that for another time.”
Source: sport 24
