Tennis
Tsitsipas on Bandosa: “She is our doubles coach and the new family member”
Stefanos Tsitsipas spoke about the doubles title he won with his brother, who was coached by Paula Bandosa and whom he now considers part of their family.
The Stefanos and Petros Tsitsipas defeated Ariel Bear and Adam Pavlacek in the Antwerp final and won their first ATP tournament title. Tsitsipas spoke to us on the occasion of his first title with his brother Alize Limn particularly mentioned Paula Bandosa, who was her trainer.
“It wasn’t until match point that I realized how important that was. Then I thought we would soon win an ATP title with my brother! All I had to do was serve well, so I did, and the rest is history. This moment was by far the most intense and emotional of my tennis career. I know it was a 250 and I’ve won bigger tournaments, but the significance of achieving something like that with my brother, even though I had dreamed of it, was something very intense and high for me. We were able to celebrate it together and create our own moment.
I hope we have many more in the future. I’m talking about competing in Grand Slams, competing in the Olympics… trophies sound crazy to two kids who grew up in the suburbs of Athens. But playing at the Slams is a bit unlikely. I think now we can set bigger goals. Playing in front of the crowd in the night session of the US OpenRizian audience by Philippe Chatrier, moments like these can make our dreams come true.”
His beloved Bandosa was the trainer of the two brothers: “I invited Paula to the square because there is something that people don’t know. Paula was our first coach, me and Petros, she took over at the US Open. After my disqualification in the singles, I was left without a coach.” Paula came and took on the role of doubles coach.
She helped me and Peter perfect our dual strategies. She is the first to work with us three to four hours a day to ensure we stay at our best. That’s why I asked her to come to the awards ceremony because she did it. it’s part of that success.” When asked whether it would be possible to train him individually, Stefanos replied with a laugh: “He won’t be involved in singles, but I’m more flexible in doubles.”.
The Greek tennis player couldn’t help but mention his relationship with Paula Bandosa:“The motivation is greater. I don’t feel like I’m working alone, but rather I feel like I’m representing an idea. It’s a new family member. It’s stronger, braver, it gives me a bigger purpose and I’m happy to be able to share something like that.
I didn’t expect something like this to come into my life. I’m very happy that we motivate each other. It’s a great journey and I want to achieve as much as possible. I want to experience these moments with my loved ones, to be touched, to cry, to laugh and to experience all of this with someone who does the same.”
Source: sport 24
44-year-old legendary Swiss former tennis player Roger Federer He arrived in Melbourne to attend the opening ceremony of the Australian Open 2026.
On January 16, Roger started training with the Norwegian team. Casper Ruudand then played a tiebreaker with him. Switzerland won with a score of 7:2.
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Federer won the Australian Open trophy six times in his career. Roger retired from his professional career in September 2022.
Main rule matches of the Australian Major start on January 18. Ruud, ranked 12th, will face Mattia Bellucci in the first round.
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PHOTOGRAPH. Roger Federer beat Casper Ruud in tiebreaker
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January 16 Ukrainian tennis player Lyudmila Kichenok and her partner Desiree Krawczyk lost to Katerina Siniakova/Zhang Shuai in the final of the WTA 500 tournament in Adelaide, Australia.
The Ukrainian and the Americans lost in two sets with scores of 1:6 and 4:6 in 1 hour and 10 minutes. This was the first head-to-head meeting between the duo, and Lyudmila and Desiree held their first joint competition since 2019.
After the final match, an awards ceremony was held where consolation prizes were given to Kichenok and Krawczyk.
For Lyudmila, it was the 25th final in her career and the first since June 2025. Kichenok fought for the 12th trophy in his career.
PHOTOGRAPH. Kichenok receives consolation prize after WTA 500 final in Adelaide
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Semi-final matches were held in challenging tournaments on January 16 ATP 250 in Adelaide (Australia) and Auckland (New Zealand).
Tomas Machac (Czech Republic, ATP 35) and Hugo Humbert (France, ATP 36) will contest the cup in Australia. In the semifinals, Tomas beat Tommy Paul (USA, ATP 21) and Hugo beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (Spain, AYP 15).
Tomas will reach the third final in his career. He has a trophy named after him; He became the 500 meter champion in Acapulco last February.
Humbert reached the 11th final of his career and will look to win his eighth trophy, his first since February 2025 when he won the title in Marseille.
Makhach and Humbert have only played each other once before. In 2024, Hugo defeated Tomas in the semi-finals of the competition in Tokyo.
The final in Adelaide will take place on January 16 and will start at around 06:30 Kyiv time.
ATP 250 Adelaide. Difficult. 1/2 final
Alejandro Davidovic Fokina [1] – Hugo Humbert – 3:6, 7:5, 6:7 (4:7)
Tomas Machac [8] – Tommy Paul [2] – 2:6, 6:3, 6:3
Video review of semi-final matches in Adelaide
In New Zealand, Jakub Menšik (Czech Republic, ATP 18) and Sebastian Baez (Argentina, ATP 39) will compete for the cup. Jakub defeated Fabian Marozsana (Hungary, ATP 18) and Baez defeated Marcos Giron (USA, ATP 60) in the semifinals.
As it rained in Auckland on Thursday, both Jakub and Sebastian played two matches on Friday. In the quarterfinals, Menchik defeated Giovanni Mpeshi-Perricart (France, ATP 63) and Baez defeated Ben Shelton (USA, ATP 8).
Menshik will make his third final in the Tour and compete for his second trophy. Yakub became the Masters champion last season by beating Novak Djokovic in the final in Miami.
Baez extended his hitting streak to seven games. He won three matches in the United Cup before the Auckland tournament. For the Argentinian, this will be his 12th career final and only his second on hard court.
Sebastian and Jakub had never played with each other before. The final in New Zealand will take place on January 17 at 03:00 Kyiv time.
ATP 250 Auckland. Difficult, 1/2 final
Sebastian Baez [7] – Marcos Giron – 6:1, 6:4
Yakub Menshik [3] – Fabian Marozan – 7:6 (11:9), 4:6, 6:1
Video review of semi-final matches in Auckland
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