Tag: #StefanosTsitsipas
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Andrey Rublev beats Stefanos Tsitsipas and advances to finals
The Hague, March 6 (AFP/APP): Andrey Rublev beat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 7-6 (7/2) on Saturday to advance to the final in Rotterdam and extend his winning run in ATP 500 events to 19 matches. Fourth seed Rublev broke Tsitsipas twice in the opening set and put the second-seeded Greek away with a dominant tie-break to…
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Stefanos Tsitsipas Reached The Semin Finals in ATP Rotterdam Tournament
Netherlands, March 5 (AFP/APP): Stefanos Tsitsipas, a semi-finalist at last month’s Australian Open, reached the final four of the ATP Rotterdam tournament on Friday with a 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 victory over Karen Khachanov. World number six Tsitsipas fought back from 3-1 down in the final set and broke his Russian opponent at five games each before sealing a…
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Stefanos Tsitsipas says he “fought like a warrior” after five sets
Melbourne, Feb 11 (AFP/APP): World number six Stefanos Tsitsipas said he “fought like a warrior” Thursday after being pushed to a marathon five sets by wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis at the Australian Open. The popular Greek star dropped only four games in his first-round match, but faced a far sterner challenge from the 267th-ranked Australian. He finally came through…
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Greek star Tsitsipas ready for the top
Brisbane, Australia, Jan 2 (AFP/APP): With wins over the big three of world tennis already under his belt in 2019, Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas said Thursday he believed he had the ammunition to take the world number one ranking. Tsitsipas became the youngest player to beat Rafael Nadal on clay and the youngest to record…
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Sleepless Tsitsipas targets top-three breakthrough
Abu Dhabi, Dec 18 (AFP/APP): Greek star Stefanos Tsitsipas is eyeing a top-three finish next season as he hopes to break the rankings stranglehold of Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. The 21-year-old concluded his 2019 season with a bang, lifting the ATP Finals crown in London on his debut in the tournament to…
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Nadal readies to launch his bid for a first ATP Finals
London, Nov 11 (AFP/APP): Stefanos Tsitsipas hailed one of the “most important victories” of his career after breaking his hoodoo against Daniil Medvedev on Monday as Rafael Nadal prepared to launch his bid for a first ATP Finals title. The Greek 21-year-old came into the match at London’s O2 Arena with a 5-0 losing record…