After losing in the Australian Open final, the Greek tennis player recognized his rival’s greatness and added that “he brought out the best in me in every match we played”.
He lost in the field, but not in chivalry. After losing in the Australian Open final, Stefanos Tsitsipas recognized the greatness of his rival, Novak Djokovic , and did not hesitate to classify it as the best in the history of this sport. Even on Roger Federer.
“He’s the greatest who’s ever held a tennis racket,” he praised the Serbian after seeing how he entered the first Grand Slam of the year at his expense. . The Athens-born man knew there was no turning back, although they will play the final ten more times, as he had given his all on the ocean country’s fast lane.
6-3, 7-4 and 7-5 the final score and the consecration of a man who equaled Rafael Nadal with 22 Grand Slam titles and surpassed him with 93 tournaments won at ATP level. That’s why all you had to do was applaud him and be the first to shower him with praise. “Novak brought out the best in me in every game we played, he’s one of the greatest in tennis, I want to thank you for bringing this sport this far,” said the athlete.
It was not for the lowest. Djokovic won his tenth trophy in Australia and his twenty-second title at the sport’s biggest tournaments. He adds to this that he is the only player to have won all the Masters 1000 at least twice and that he has eight titles on grass, including seven at Wimbledon. On clay, he has 18 trophies, including his two Roland Garros and 11 Masters 1000.
Marks that undoubtedly turn him into a living myth and that place him today at the top of the world because this Monday he will become the new world number one, a position that is not unknown to him, but that this time he has recovered like a legend.
And although nobody likes to be the stone guest, the supporting actor who sees how the other is consecrated, Tsitsipas knows that sooner or later his turn will come and that the oceanic country will give him back his hand. “Growth begins with a single seed planted today, nurturing it with love and care, watching it blossom into a magnificent creation. Australia is a place of contrasts, a place of beauty, a place of wonder, a home. “, he concluded.
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