Stefanos Tsitsipas has finally responded to the remarks made by Alexander Zverev regarding the next ‘Big 3’ in tennis. Earlier Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, and Roger Federer used to comprise the Big 3 but now the story has been changed.
Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have been out of the cour for most of the time now due to their injuries. Their places have been taken up by the young guns who are performing exceptionally well in the tournaments.
Recently, Alexander Zverev commented that the new Big 3 this year will comprise of himself, Daniil Medvedev, and Novak Djokovic. The German player did not include Stefanos Tsitsipas in this list. Recently, Stefanos has been playing in the ATP Cup, where he suffered an injury. This injury has posed doubts over his participation in the Australian Open.
Stefanos Tsitsipas on the Big 3
Recently, in an interview, German player Alexander Zverev told that most of the tournaments were dominated by Daniil Medvedev, Novak Djokovic, and himself. He also said that he expects the same trend to continue in the next year as well.
The Greek player lost to Diego Schwartzmann in the ATP Cup here in Australia. After the loss, he was asked about the next big 3 in tennis and the remarks made by Zverev. He said that his form on the court will do the talking. He also mentioned that the year has just started and there is a long way to go.
“Let tennis do the talking,” Tsitsipas said. “We have a long year ahead of us. Let us all play our best tennis, and let’s see who is the one that deserves it at the end of the year.”
Question on press conf : “I was interested to hear your thoughts on Zverev’s comments last week that he thought the new big three was Djokovic, himself, and Medvedev”
Tsitsipas : “Let tennis do the talking.” #ATPCup
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Recently, the Greek player has been caught up in an injury. He suffered an injury during the ATP Cup. Though the world number 4 player remains hopeful that he will be able to make it just in time before the Australian Open. The Australian Open is supposed to start on the 17th of January with some of the big names taking part in this.
Tsitsipas : “I’m in a little bit of pain. That’s normal. I served more serves than I have ever served at the last one month. Yeah, the fatigue at the end, but, you know, I tried to avoid the pain. Got to finish the match somehow.” #ATPCup
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Recently, Novak Djokovic was also granted a medical exemption to participate in the tournament. He is the most successful player on the Australian court. He has won 9 titles here in Australia. Thus he would like to increase his tally to 10 this year.
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