Winning Australian Open would mean everything to me

World No. 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas has admitted that each time he makes a deep run at a Grand Slam tournaments he begins envisioning himself lifting the title. The 22-year-old Greek had a promising run on the Australian Open final month but it surely led to a straight-set semifinal defeat to Daniil Medvedev.

It was the second Australian Open semifinal for Tsitsipas, who was overwhelmed by Nadal in his first Australian Open semifinal two years in the past. Tsitsipas additionally made the semifinal on the French Open final yr. “If you attain that time, you all the time get one thing like that in your head, it’s arduous to not,” Tsitsipas advised Greek journal DownTown, as revealed on Tennis Majors.

”As a result of it’s the dream of a lifetime and also you all of a sudden realise you might be fairly shut to creating that dream come true. For me, successful the Australian Open would imply all the things, primarily as a result of my grandfather gained the Olympic medal in 1956 in Melbourne (Sergei Salnikov, a Russian footballer), on the soccer enviornment that’s 50 metres from Melbourne Park.

Sadly I didn’t have the chance to fulfill him, he handed away at a younger age. I want I had the prospect to speak to him! Each match I play there I dedicate to him and, actually, it pushes me to need to present one thing extra and play effectively in Melbourne”.

Russell Crowe supported Tsitsipas in Melbourne

Well-known Kiwi actor Crowe publicly voiced his assist for the Greek in the course of the Australian Open semifinal as he tweeted: ”I am for Tsitsipas.’ ‘ “I did see one thing on Twitter… It could be totally different if I had met him in particular person or if I used to be a fan of his.

For instance, 7-8 months in the past I despatched a message through Twitter to Ed Westwick, as a result of he starred in a TV collection that I appreciated very a lot (notice: he’s referring to Gossip Lady), and I used to be telling him we might play tennis. He answered me simply now, just a little late! I’d say that was attention-grabbing to see,” Tsitsipas mentioned.