Stefanos Tsitsipas ‘umbrella act’ for the ballgirl draws comparison with Novak Djokovic
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Stefanos Tsitsipas and Novak Djokovic
Stefanos Tsitsipas, the world number 5, had arrived in Barcelona after the successful defense of his title in the Monte-Carlo Masters 2022. The runner-up at the 2021 French Open arrived in Barcelona as one of the favorites. The Greek met with fierce resistance in the quarterfinals from the world number 11, Carlos Alcaraz who brushed aside the challenge from Tsitsipas in three sets.c
Stefanos had a tough opening match against the Belarussian tennis player Ilya Ivashka. The rain stopped the match and it resumed afterward. Tsitsipas won the match in three sets after a long battle with Ivanshka. But something happened during the rain break which drew everyone’s attention.
Gentle gestures by Stefanos Tsitsipas, similar to Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros 2014
Tsitsipas was sitting with an umbrella in his hand when the rain stopped the play. The ballgirl was sitting on the bench with Tsitsipas and she offered to hold the umbrella for him but he politely declined. The ballgirl was all smiling at this sweet gesture by Tsitsipas. The ball kids are there to help the players and ensure the smooth conduct of the match and such gesture surely creates a good image for the player and the tournament as well.
World number 1, Novak Djokovic also had a similar moment at Roland Garros 2014, where he asked the ballboy to let him hold an umbrella. Djokovic asked the boy to sit with him under the umbrella and gave him his racquet and gave him a bottle of sports drink as well. That kid had a memory of a lifetime by this kind of act from 2 time French Open champion.
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Prateek Sinha
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