Even with the pressure of the sport, and the millions of dollars riding on it, StefTsitsipas manages to make it all seem so much fun.
super-veteran Federer. And this past May in Madrid, he conquered the King of Clay, Nadal. For Tsitsipas, it is no longer a matter of if, but when.
In a sense, Tsitsipas’s career seemed destined from birth. Both his mother and his father were tennis pros and instructors. When asked if he has ever felt the urge to rebel against the family sport, Tsitsipas says, “It’s hard to believe that any player hasn’t felt this way. But at the end of the day, tennis has made my life and fulfilled my dreams. It’s a great distraction for me from all my problems.
Even with the pressure of the sport, and the millions of dollars riding on it, Tsitsipas manages to make it all seem so much fun. That’s thanks in part to the ongoingthat he’s been running for the past couple of years. He films, edits, and produces the series, in which he takes his 145,000 subscribers behind the scenes at the major and satellite tournaments, into his various hotel rooms, and even on days at the beach.
Now that Tsitsipas has cracked the top 10, his big goal for 2019 is to make it to a Grand Slam final. Even with his family by his side and a video camera recording his days, the road to tennis stardom can be a little lonely. Tsitsipas admits that his young Next Gen colleagues tend to think of him as more of a competitor than a friend. But the audacious Greek did pick up a little wooden neck chain pendant that serves as a piece of good luck.
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