Stefanos Tsitsipas Reveals ‘What I’m Fighting For’ | ATP Tour

Stefanos Tsitsipas leaves Lyon together with his seventh ATP Tour title and an enormous dose of confidence. The Phrase No. 5 beat Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-3 in Sunday’s ultimate, breaking the Brit 3 times and needing simply 69 minutes to seal the deal.

“It is a fantastic end result,” Tsitsipas mentioned in press. “I find it irresistible right here. It was a great week for me, performed good tennis, performed on the high of my sport in a few of the matches. For positive I can transfer to the French Open with a bit bit extra confidence and get to play extra matches.”

The Greek has received two titles in 2021 and leads the ATP Tour with most wins at 33. He has additionally elevated his first-place lead within the FedEx ATP Tour Race To Turin to 440 factors. He has 3,360 factors whereas Novak Djokovic is in second place with 2,920.

“That is what I am preventing for; that is the place most of my consideration is correct now,” Tsitsipas mentioned. “It is a precedence and I am attempting to achieve as many factors within the Race To Turin this yr. It is going properly up to now. I have been taking part in good tennis. I have been constant and that has helped me be the place I’m proper now.

“I’ve a purpose of attaining 7,000 or 8,000 factors this yr. I feel it is a good purpose and with this consistency, I see no purpose to not get there.”

Norrie was taking part in in his third ATP Tour ultimate and second of 2021. He struggled to problem the Greek after having a fantastic week with straight-set wins over Dominic Thiem and Karen Khachanov.

“I feel I even have a bit extra expertise within the finals in order that helped for positive,” Tsitsipas, who’s 5-0 in ATP 250 finals, mentioned. “And I made my photographs and performed unpredictable in moments the place he was anticipating one thing else.”

He’ll subsequent head to Paris to organize for Roland Garros, the place he’ll be the fifth seed. 

“I have been feeling my sport properly; I have been utilizing my patterns very well,” Tsitsipas mentioned. “I have been urgent rather a lot with my serve. Simply constant on courtroom, in step with my energy and the best way that I assault and approach I [take] dangers. I feel it could be thought-about my greatest [preparation] up to now pre-Grand Slam and now all the eye is on subsequent week. I like taking part in in Paris. I discover it mesmerising.”