Federer's semi-final opponent escaped 5 years ago almost to the death

The Tennis in the blood

Tsitsipas is virtually grew up at the tennis club of Glyfada, for the Courts father was Apostolos at the time, responsible. And mother Julia, a native Russian, had been in the home of a top player.

2019 each of the Big 3 failed

Roger Federer defeated the Greeks at the Australian Open, Rafael Nadal in Madrid, even on clay, and Novak Djokovic in Shanghai. Against the Serbs, it was already the second victory.

death nearly

escape With 16 years Tsitsipas jumped with an older colleague on the island of Crete into the sea, and was driven by the strong currents in the open sea. Luckily, the father came and go sponge immediately to help the two young people. To third they struggled in the waves for Survival – with success. Tsitsipas junior is told in retrospect, he was barely able to breathe. "I began to visualize that I was going to die. I know I'm lucky to still be alive."

rarely online

last summer, the young tennis Pro was in a personal crisis, which has affected the well-being and the results negative. Tsitsipas decided to pay more attention to his needs, and to not be constantly online. Except for Youtube and WhatsApp, he deleted all Social Media Apps from his mobile phone. What he leads, however, are his Video Blogs, he turns on his travels.

Created: 16.11.2019, 09:58 PM