Stefanos Tsitsipas sealed his pass in the round of 16 at Roland Garros this Friday. The Greek easily eliminated Chinese Zhizhen Zhang 6-3, 6-3 and 6-1 in a match without much history that allowed her to save her energy for what was to come.
And what is to come is not small. In addition to the round of 16 individual draw, which will be played on Sunday against Italian Matteo Arnaldi, Stefanos has some notable events this Saturday at the Parisian Grand Slam.
At noon he makes his debut in the doubles tournament, which he plays with his brother Petros, while Later in the afternoon he will be brought back to the court to play his first match in the mixed doubles tournament.
His future partner will be Paula Badosa, who also played in the pastin her case the third round match of the individual draw against Aryna Sabalenka.
The Greek spoke about this after his match with Zhang. “How much do you practice, why do you play doubles and mixed? What makes you play all the tournaments here?” asked Alex CorretjaEurosport commentator.
“It’s all because of love. It is if you think about it. different sides. It all has to do with love. Getting to combine love and tennis is something extraordinary. i have to say“said an amused Tsitsipas, making his interviewer smile.
“I’m excited, I have to say” answered Corretja between laughs.
The recipient of the message is also transferred, Paula Badosa, who responded on Twitter with two romantic emojis.
Winner of this season’s Monte Carlo Masters 1,000 and finalist in Barcelona, Hellenic has been producing excellent tennis in recent weekswhich allowed him to rejoin the top-10 where he temporarily left off.
In his eighth appearance at Roland Garros, Tsitsipas has had good results, including the 2021 final and last year’s semi-finals.
Last season, the Greek lost in the quarterfinals against Carlos Alcarazwho could be his rival again in that round.
Source: La Verdad
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