SUMMARY
- Stefanos Tsitsipas will be playing for a good cause at the Mexican Open this year.
- Stefanos Tsitsipas will be contributing $10,000 for every ace he hits at the Acapulco Open to the victims of Hurricane Otis.
Stefanos Tsitsipas has been improving his form in each event of the 2024 season. He started by reaching the fourth round of the Australian Open and then reached the semifinals at Los Cabos. Tsitsipas will next play at the Mexican Open. He has already shown support to the people at Acapulco by committing to a relief fund for the victims of Hurricane Otis.
Four months ago, a hurricane struck Acapulco, resulting in the loss of lives and property. The devastation deeply affected Tsitsipas, who was present in the city for the match. He has committed $1000 for every ace he will hit at the Mexican Open. Tsitsipas this season has hit an average of eight aces per match. He averages seven aces per match in his career.
👏🇬🇷 Stefanos Tsitsipas will be donating $1,000 for every ace that he hits in Acapulco this week, to help towards the community’s relief fund after Hurricane Otis
🗣️ @atptour pic.twitter.com/NYfnHybQvV
— Olly 🎾🇬🇧 (@Olly_Tennis_) February 26, 2024
The 25-year-old will be playing at Acapulco for the third time. In 2022, Tsitsipas reached the semifinals, and in 2021, he lost in the finals to Alexander Zverev. Tsitsipas had served 21 aces in his first appearance at the event and followed it up with the same number in his second outing. Tsitsipas has hit 3204 aces so far in his career.
Stefanos Tsitsipas shows solidarity with Ukraine at the US Open
Tsitsipas pledging support at the Mexican Open is not the first time he has contributed to a cause. At the 2022 US Open, the USTA organized the “Tennis Plays for Peace” initiative involving the top players in the world. It was to raise funds for Ukraine and its citizens affected by the Russian war. Tsitsipas pledged support for Ukraine in court.
The world No. 12 was paired up with Maria Sakkari as they played against Matteo Berrettini and Katerina Zavatska. Tsitsipas, during the match, told Sakkari that he would donate $10,000 to the Global Giving Ukrainian Relief Fund if she hit an ace against Berrettini. Her first serve went wide as Tsitsipas changed the deal and said he would donate if Berrettini could not return the serve.
.@steftsitsipas incentivizes @mariasakkari to serve big to @MattBerrettini and he’ll make a donation to the Ukraine Crisis Relief Fund. pic.twitter.com/NcAkdd7rD5
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 25, 2022
Sakkari went on to hit a strong second serve towards the backhand of the Italian, as he could only touch it. As the crowd cheered them on, Sakkari and Tsitsipas were seen celebrating the point together. Tsitsipas will now play his first match at Acapulco against Roman Safiullin. The crowd will again support Tsitsipas in extending his stay in Acapulco.
