I want to motivate more people to pursue a single-handed backhand, said Tsitsipas.
Stefanos Tsitsipas has reaffirmed that he is still fervently chasing his ambitions of being the world’s top player and taking home his maiden Grand Slam singles championship.
This is different from 2023, when he stated to the Greek publication Kathimerini that although he continued to think about previous achievements, being at the top didn’t mean everything to him. When I was younger, I was addicted to this objective, and this deprived me of something, he stated in September.
Tsitsipas, though, refuted the notion that his attitude toward the game has grown lazier this year when questioned about it.
I want to improve and grow every day in my work because it’s my life, he told ausopen.com. There is no laid-back approach to anything.I’m still working toward becoming the best player in the world, and I haven’t quite gotten there yet. This year, I intend to achieve my goal of being a Grand Slam champion.
I believe that doing these tasks will be crucial for me, as it will likely allow me to feel and interact more directly with the individuals I inspire. Including children in the game is crucial, in my opinion. It is very vital to me to raise my children in my own nation of origin, generation after generation.
In addition, I hope to encourage more players to seek and maintain a single-handed backhand by sharing my years of experience with it.I want to achieve my goal of winning the Grand Slam this year, and I plan to do just that.
Tsitsipas Stefanos
This final point was particularly noteworthy because, for the first time in the 51-year history of computer rankings, there are currently no one-handed backhand players in the ATP top 10.On February 19, Tsitsipas dropped to the world No. 11 ranking, marking the first time since 2019 that he had finished outside the top 10.
Starting at the Miami Open against Denis Shapovalov, Tsitsipas might make a comeback, trailing world No. 10 Alex de Minaur by less than a century.It’s interesting to note that Shapovalov, another one-handed backhand player who was ranked in the top ten in the past, expressed his desire to return to this elite bracket alongside his peers.
Tsitsipas has a similar fervor for increasing the prominence of athletes that employ this move.According to the Greek, not many people have been playing that style lately, and it’s becoming increasingly uncommon to see in the tennis world.One day, I hope to be a part of that legacy.
