The Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsisipas He was in good spirits at the ATP Masters 1000 in Paris. It helps that he is gradually rising from the sporting slump he entered last summer. After an encouraging presence in the indoor semi-finals in Antwerp and Vienna, it has also started on the right foot in the French capital.
The Athenian, 25 years old and world number six, achieved a relevant victory against the recent Basel ATP 500 champion, the reborn Canadian. Felix Auger-Aliassime.
A 6-3 and 7-6 (4), which left Chillies almost at the ATP Finals in Turin, the masters event that will close the circuit from November 12 to 19. In the round of 16 in Paris, this Thursday, he will face the German Alexander Zverev.
But Chillies He is not satisfied with flying in the field, he emphasizes above all the harmony he achieves on a personal level, surrounded by people he considers important.
“I am in love with tennis, my partner and my family. These three things are what I call my holy trinity,” he remarked on the media day before facing Paris-Bercy.
After the success of the debut in the French capital, he left another one of the identifying pearls Chillies, who always seek to go further in their public statements. Speaking to the Tennis Channel, he revealed a role of Paula Badosa in the family Chillies which until now is unknown and where Stefanos gave many relations.
Everything has to do with the family feast that took place on the center court of the Antwerp tournament, the European Open, in Stephen and Petros They won their first double title together. With them, on the field, they celebrated their victory Paula Badosawho took a selfie and lifted the trophy, and the parents of Tsitsipas’ five children, former players and coaches Apostolos and Julia Salnikova.
“Winning our first doubles title means a lot to me, to Petros and my parents, as well as to Paula, who is our doubles coach,” explained Stefanos.
“Not many people know this but he (Paula Badosa) was the first person to spend three or four hours with us at the US Open, training us for doubles. He was there, preparing us for this kind of fight, right there,” he stressed. Stefanos the role of your colleague and partner.
Source: La Verdad
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