Stefanos Tsitsipas ‘Needs Matches’ As He Plays Down Chances On Wimbledon Eve | ATP Tour

Third seed Stefanos Tsitsipas has not performed on grass since Wimbledon in 2019 and insists he wants matches to construct up his confidence on the floor as he performed down his expectations on the eve of Wimbledon.

The Greek holds a 3-3 document in the primary draw at Wimbledon, however has loved an outstanding season, recording a tour-leading 39 wins, sitting second within the FedEx ATP Race To Turin. Nonetheless, he has not performed since his five-set ultimate defeat to Novak Djokovic on the clay at Roland Garros.

“I have never actually performed a lot on grass. I’ve practised a few instances,” Tsitsipas mentioned. “I’ve performed a number of apply units. I am feeling all proper on grass. I feel it’s going to take a number of matches for me to begin gaining extra confidence. I simply wish to see how each single match that I get to play right here will evolve, and what are my alternatives going to be.

“Proper now I do not assume I had sufficient matches. I did not actually have quite a lot of tournaments on grass. I by no means actually performed greater than a event earlier than the Wimbledon Championships. I feel for me, I am a participant that I rely quite a bit on taking part in matches, getting assured by the method of profitable. I have never had that chance but.”

Tsitsipas, whose finest end result at Wimbledon was a run to the fourth spherical (l. to Isner) in 2018, opted in opposition to taking part in an ATP Tour occasion forward of the third Grand Slam of the 12 months. Whereas he misplaced within the first spherical in opposition to Thomas Fabbiano in 2019, the 22-year-old enjoys the grass swing and believes he has the sport to succeed on the floor.

“Actually, grass court docket is a floor that I really like. However in all probability two years in the past, I did not actually have the perfect end result, the end result that I anticipated. It was sort of one thing that tore me aside. I used to be a very completely different individual to who I’m now.” Tsitsipas mirrored.

“I feel I am a participant that may come to the web. I am assured in relation to serving and volleying, transferring in. The floor has change into barely slower over time. [It] has been tailored extra for baseline gamers, given the chance for baseliners, good baseliners, to dominate and do properly on that floor,” Tsitsipas added.

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The World No. 4, who received the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters (d. Rublev) in April, will start in opposition to American Frances Tiafoe on Courtroom One on Monday. Regardless of his lack of matches, Tsitsipas is feeling mentally ready and thinks he can use his earlier experiences at Wimbledon to his benefit this 12 months.

“[I] spent a number of days within the countryside simply outdoors London [after Roland Garros]. I had a number of days off for leisure, some good physiotherapy, and rehab for my physique to be prepared for the grass-court season,” Tsitsipas mentioned. “I began practising like nearly eight days in the past, getting again to the brand new model of tennis, which is the grass-court tennis.

“[In 2019] I did not actually have plan B or plan C. I simply sort of had my a method of taking part in. With expertise and having had that have up to now, that clearly helps me transfer on. I see issues a unique method than I used to earlier than.”