Stefanos Tsitsipas He stretched out on his back on Rafa Nadal Court as if he had won the Conde de Godó Trophy that has eluded him in three finals. He wants to lift it on Sunday, when his executioners are not in the picture, giving the name and surname to the RCT Barcelona-1899 center and Carlos Alcaraz.
It means extra nerves he has to deal with, as well as the determined Argentine Facundo Díaz Acostachampion this season on the clay of Buenos Aires.
The Greek won 4-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8), after two and a half hours of pure misery. So much so that he called his survival “the biggest thriller of my clay court career.”
A suspenseful film, with many dramatic overtones. “If we played five sets it was like against Wawrinka at Roland Garros,” he laughed as he recalled the more than five-hour match in 2019.
The counterpoint to suffering, a greater happiness. “Overcoming this kind of situation means a different kind of happiness. I tried to stay calm in critical moments, focus on the point, not get carried away by the situation.”
There are two more steps to climb. “For me Barcelona is a very important tournament, I have to maintain concentration now that I am playing good tennis”, after months of anxiety, when he even lost the top-10 status he regained with his Monte title Carlo, sun. a while ago.
Source: La Verdad
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