“It was just a matter of relaxing and preparing for the big battle in the fifth set. Obviously, things were not going well after the last two sets. It seemed that the momentum had changed radically, at least for me. There was a big void that I couldn’t fill”.
With these words Stefanos Tsitsipas began the press conference, who managed to win the four-hour battle against the Italian Jannik Sinner, who never gave up during the course of the match, even when he was initially two sets down.
Analysis of the Greek at the end of the game: “I made some technical changes in the fifth, I gave myself the opportunity to play a little more relaxed. That helped me a lot to serve better. I stayed active, that helped me in a few games when I was 0-40 in the fifth (two in a row).
I didn’t convert first in game one and had three break points in a row. But then I gave myself another chance and I took it. It was a great moment for me”, stressed the native of Athens. The world number 4 spoke of the many surprises in Melbourne: “I play my game, the titles come if I play well.
If you are able to play to the maximum of your level, I think the rest comes alone. It’s a natural flow of things. We all face pressure when we play. Each time we face a different competition, a match with different conditions…
