{"id":77692,"date":"2024-04-14T19:42:01","date_gmt":"2024-04-14T17:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/montecarlotennismasters.com\/?p=77692"},"modified":"2024-04-14T19:42:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-14T17:42:01","slug":"tsitsipas-why-overcoming-sinner-obstacle-was-key-to-monte-carlo-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/montecarlotennismasters.com\/en\/tsitsipas-why-overcoming-sinner-obstacle-was-key-to-monte-carlo-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"Tsitsipas: Why overcoming Sinner &#8216;obstacle&#8217; was key to Monte-Carlo progress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The emotions on\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Stefanos Tsitsipas<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2019 face said it all Sunday afternoon, when the Greek star claimed his third Rolex Monte-Carlos Masters title. The 12th seed was thrilled with his victory, which he believes is his best in the Principality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cIf I have to compare my level of tennis with the last two times that I have won here, I would probably say this time has been the best that I have come up with some incredible tennis,\u201d Tsitsipas said. \u201cYou can easily say, \u2018Stef, you won the first time here without dropping a set, wouldn&#8217;t that be the best performance that you have had in Monte-Carlo?\u2019 I would tell you, \u2018Not exactly\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cI had an opponent in the semi-finals that is a world-class tennis player right now who refused to lose to anyone, and he&#8217;s been on a very good streak. So overcoming that obstacle, it&#8217;s definitely a sign that my tennis is progressing and I&#8217;m able to push those players.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On Saturday, Tsitsipas was one point from trailing the in-form Italian\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Jannik Sinner<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0by a double break in the third set of their semi-final. The Greek explained that topping off his Sinner victory with the performance he produced against a clay-court stalwart like\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Casper Ruud<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in the final shows where his level is.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cIt\u2019s definitely a sign that I&#8217;m there and the consistency&#8217;s showing, and definitely I&#8217;m capable of big things. I just need to keep an open mind, keep improving, because if you don&#8217;t improve, things tend to fluctuate and not quite go towards the same path that I&#8217;m building towards,\u201d Tsitsipas said. \u201cI saw a few things today I feel like I can improve on. I usually say that perhaps after losses, but even after wins there is plenty to learn from. What I can take from that is there are a few bits and pieces that I can add to my game that can help me even better.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On his triumph against Sinner, the first-placed player in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, Tsitsipas added: \u201cHe&#8217;s a much better player now than he was back then. And I saw it the other day, he was pushing me to my limits, and I had to reach a level of physicality that I haven&#8217;t felt myself before in a long time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cSo it was very small margins that played an important role in the development of that match. I do believe he&#8217;s one of the favourites during the entire clay-court swing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Tsitsipas lost just five games in the final against Ruud, but the champion was clear that it was not an easy clash against the two-time\u00a0<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Roland Garros<\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0finalist.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cThe first set might have shown that it was easy, but in my mind, I knew that there was a battle there. Perhaps when the set finished, I was like, \u2018Okay, the score is different to what I feel on court\u2019. It was 6-1, which is a good set for me,\u201d Tsitsipas said. \u201cBut at the same time, I knew that this opponent is not going to play any worse than he did in the first set, [and] it&#8217;s not easy as well to maintain my level at that level that I maintained it in the first set, so I have to be careful, I have to be going through the motions and the tactical changes that my opponent might impose.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">After a slow start to 2024 and falling outside the world\u2019s Top 10, how much did Tsitsipas need a week like this?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cA lot. I did need a week like this a lot, especially the rough months that I have been through the last half of 2023 until now. It hasn&#8217;t been the best of times in terms of where I wanted to be, so getting back here and winning the title is something that I was definitely not aiming for and it came naturally,\u201d Tsitsipas said. \u201cWinning this tournament three times is something I would have never imagined. Even when I first got it the first time, I obviously thought it was a great feeling and that place is special towards me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u201cBut getting the Holy Trinity, as I call it, is something that I will fully cherish it and take the most out of this moment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Greek reflects on triumph<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77692","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classifiee-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Tsitsipas: Why overcoming Sinner &#039;obstacle&#039; was key to Monte-Carlo progress - Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/montecarlotennismasters.com\/en\/tsitsipas-why-overcoming-sinner-obstacle-was-key-to-monte-carlo-progress\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tsitsipas: Why overcoming Sinner &#039;obstacle&#039; 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