All in the Family: Stefanos Tsitsipas and Brother Petros Playing for More than Wins and Losses on Doubles Court

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Monday March 1, 2020

 

The Greek star is greater than thrilled to take his youthful brother underneath his wing on the doubles court docket.

Picture Supply: Stef Tsitsipas Instagram

It’s all about household for Stefanos Tsitsipas. The Greek talked at size about his doubles partnership along with his brother Petros throughout his pre-tournament media availability at Rotterdam, saying that he significantly values the chance to embark on a brand new expertise with him.

The Greeks made their Grand Slam debut final month on the Australian Open and fell in three units to Tommy Paul and Mackenzie McDonald. However the look made an amazing impression on Tsitsipas, who is 2 years older than Petros.

“We made our Grand Slam debut a month in the past on the Australian Open which is the most effective reminiscence of my life, and I believe that was a greater reminiscence than my semi-final run throughout my keep in Australia,” he mentioned.

Tsitsipas says he’s eternally grateful that the match gave a treasured wild card to them.

“I personally went to Craig Tiley’s workplace and phrases cannot describe, I instructed him how grateful I’m that he gave us the chance and it’ll depart a really stunning good reminiscence at the back of my head,” Tsitsipas mentioned. “And hopefully we are able to do that once more sometime and play extra instances sooner or later.”

Tsitsipas, presently ranked six in singles, continues to be centered on his objectives as a person, however he needs to make time to assist in his youthful brother’s improvement and strengthen their bond.

“I am primarily focusing, clearly my singles profession is essential, however I additionally need to assist my brother and make one thing good out of our doubles performances,” he mentioned. “I’d solely do it for my brother. I would not do it for anybody else. And I believe that partnership is growing into one thing actually thrilling for the long run. I need to construct a workforce with him solely with him—I am not planning on taking part in with anybody else—so I’d solely do it for my brother, I’d have some extra vitality within the tank to play doubles with him.”