“It’s one of my big goals,” Stefanos Tsitsipas sets his sight On “Top Two” after successfully defending his Monte-Carlo title
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After successfully defending his Monte Carlo Masters title with a hard-fought victory over Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in Sunday’s final, Stefanos Tsitsipas said he wants to finish the season in the world’s top two. In the Monaco sunshine, third seed Tsitsipas hit 21 winners and committed only 11 unforced errors to win 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) in an hour and 36 minutes. The 23-year-old Greek won his eighth ATP title and first in 11 months, kicking off the clay-court season in style.
“I can maybe finish it in the top two”- Stefanos Tsitsipas
“I can definitely have a great season and maybe finish it in the top two,” said the world number five, who won his fourth title on clay in Monaco.
“This year I really want to have good results on grass and on hard courts because I’m sure I can score big ATP points there. If I manage to win matches there with as much consistency as on clay, I think I have a great chance of finishing the year in the top two. It’s one of my big goals.”
Stefanos Tsitsipas is currently ranked behind Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, and Rafael Nadal in the ATP rankings. With this victory, Tsitsipas joined Rafael Nadal, Juan Carlos Ferrero, Thomas Muster, Bjorn Borg, and Ilie Nastase as the sixth player in the Open era to win back-to-back Monte Carlo Masters.
“It’s great, especially because the fans were there. It was livelier than last year,” said Tsitsipas, who beat Andrey Rublev in 2021 final, which was held behind closed doors due to the Covid pandemic.
He is gearing up for another tilt at the French Open title after losing last year’s final at Roland Garros to Djokovic despite leading by two sets. “I think my tennis is excellent on all surfaces, although it adapts better to clay,” he concluded.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will be back in action in the Barcelona Open
Tsitsipas won’t be looking too far forward for the time being. This week, the Greek is back in action in the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. The top seed is a two-time runner-up at the ATP 500, and he will be aiming for a third title here.
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