Stefanos Tsitsipas Reveals Growing Up Watching Pete Sampras and Admiring Roger Federer

Greek tennis participant Stefanos Tsitsipas has been having fun with himself these previous few days. It was his birthday not way back, and across the similar time, he turned the brand new World No. 3. By the way, the Greek ace shares his birthday with one other notable determine in tennis – American legend Pete Sampras.

This was nothing in need of a dream come true for a younger Tsitsipas, who was in awe of Sampras’ flamboyance and the serve-volley mixture. Stefanos remembers that his father would often give him the instance of the 14-time Grand Slam champion.

Speaking about Sampras’ craft, the 23-year-old said, “He was all the time there. We all the time noticed him as a giant legend in our sport. His flamboyant sport. I loved watching his serve-and-volley sport. Folks say Roger Federer is easy. I additionally really feel like Pete Sampras was very easy and simply making the sport so lovely to look at.”

Stefanos Tsitsipas in awe of Pete Sampras

It was Stefanos‘ father who first made him watch Pete compete, and shortly, the daddy and son had a typical liking for the American star. Tsitsipas additionally favored the way by which Sampras determined to hold up his boots; he received the US Open in 2002 and ended his profession proper after that win. 

The World No.3 additional added, “[Pete] was a participant that he actually favored to look at and he handed it on to me. Each of us grew up watching him. I grew up being given Pete for instance. That was the most effective ending of somebody’s profession, to be sincere with you, to win a Grand Slam title and simply name it a day. He did it in unbelievable fashion. Doesn’t get any higher, I feel.”

Tsitsipas himself has solely simply begun to make his approach to the highest of the ladder in tennis. Whereas he reached the semifinal on the Australian Open, he registered his greatest end in a Main by reaching the ultimate on the French Open.

Sadly, he misplaced within the opening spherical on the Wimbledon Championships. It will likely be fascinating to see how he performs on the US Open later this month. 

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