Stefanos Tsitsipas and Patrick Mouratoglou Indulge in Banter As the Greek Overtakes Rafael Nadal in Rankings

Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas has been one of many spectacular children on Tour. Though he has been round for a number of seasons, he’s nonetheless a 22-year-old participant. With time passing by, he’ll solely get higher and stronger. 

Lately, there was a improvement in Stefanos Tsitsipas’ rating. The younger man from Greece will turn into the brand new World No. 3, overtaking the Spanish star Rafael Nadal. It’s the first time he’ll maintain this place and it is a sign of how constant he has been performing this season.

Stefanos Tsitsipas climbs one step forward

As Stefanos will climb a spot within the rankings on Monday, he and his coach Patrick Mouratoglou indulged in gentle banter. In a put up on Instagram, each people are holding a chart. On Tsitsipas’ chart, “What’ll my rating be on Monday Patrick?” On the opposite aspect, Patrick is holding a chart that said, “World No. 3.”

Reflecting on Tsitsipas’ season up to now, he started competing in Melbourne and got here so far as the semifinal. Through the occasion, he beat Rafael Nadal after being down two units, to win the following three. It was the most effective matches of the season. 

Through the clay season, he carried out exceedingly nicely, successful his first ATP Masters 1000 title in Monte Carlo. Within the subsequent occasion in Barcelona, he was the finalist and went right down to Rafa in one other epic battle. 

On the French Open, he got here to his first-ever Grand Slam ultimate. Sadly, he misplaced to Novak Djokovic after successful the primary two units. Later, on the Wimbledon Championships, he crashed out within the opening spherical. 

Through the years, he has confirmed to be a great participant on the onerous courts. Due to this fact, it’ll be attention-grabbing to see how he performs within the upcoming occasions and the US Open particularly. 

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