Whether or not he actually has banished the recollections of his bitterly disappointing 2021 French Open ultimate loss to Novak Djokovic, solely Stefanos Tsitsipas really is aware of.
But followers may be sure that Tsitsipas’s collapse from two units to like up that Sunday afternoon in Paris 19 months in the past will likely be driving the world No.4’s redemption try in Sunday night time’s Australian Open ultimate at Melbourne Park.
Djokovic stated after his quarter-final win on Wednesday that he’d forgotten about taking part in Tsitsipas in that ultimate, prompting two terse “I don’t remember” responses from the Greek when he was requested concerning the Serb’s declare.
Either manner, Tsitsipas is refusing to dwell on the previous as he bids to seize his maiden grand slam title in a winner-takes-all ultimate that additionally gives each combatants the chance to seize the world No.1 rating.
Tsitsipas says he’s prepared to put all of it – and extra – on the road within the Melbourne Park blockbuster towards the nine-times Open champion.
“I’m playing great tennis. I’m enjoying myself. I just see no downside or negativity in what I’m trying to do out there,” he stated.
“Even if it doesn’t work, I’m very optimistic and positive about any outcome, any opponent that I have to face.
“This is something that has been sort of lacking in my game. I genuinely believe in what I’m able to produce.
“That is more than enough. I go about this way. I strive for it every single day. It might not go the way I want it to, but I put 110 per cent out there.”
Four instances a grand slam semi-final loser along with his runner-up exhibiting at Roland Garros, Tsitsipas insists he “couldn’t be more ready for this moment”.
“This is a very humbling opportunity for me. Being in the finals here means a lot,” the 24-year-old stated.
“Having started here as one of my first junior grand slams, and being now in the finals of the men’s event, is as important as my very first steps that I took on the tennis court.
“I’m going to grasp this opportunity and get myself ready for this big day.”
A former world No.1 junior, Tsitsipas says his ego has been fuelling his want to be prime of the lads’s recreation since he was a baby.
“I remember watching it on TV saying to myself, ‘I want to be there one day myself’. I want to recreate that feeling for me,” he stated.
“I knew that’s a very long journey to get there. There are certain steps you have to take to give yourself the chance to be competing for something like this.
“But I very much believed it. First of all, it’s your ego that speaks. You either have it or not. As a kid, I was very confident.
“I proved myself over and over again that I’m actually good. I did finish as a junior No.1. Now I want to do it in the men’s side, in the men’s professional tennis, yeah.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
