"They said my tennis was sinking, so I got myself a boat": Stefanos Tsitsipas continues epic resurgence at Indian Wells
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They said my tennis was sinking, so I got myself a boat is what Stefanos Tsitsipas said after he won the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships and whether it was sinking or not, he has certainly kept it afloat in the past few months.
He marked yet another big win as he saw off Matteo Berrettini 6-3, 6-3 at Indian Wells. It is a seventh win over a top 50 player this season out of eight matches played. His only loss was against Alex Michelsen in the first round of the Australian Open.
A new racquet change and a new mindset has brought him fresh food for thought as well as a new coach with his father disposed of last season.
“I wasn’t doing great lately, and the last few months weren’t amazing for me,” Tsitsipas said after his Berrettini win.
“I didn’t have any big results or victories that I could say that I’m headed towards a good direction with my game. So I feel like that caption sort of was a summary of the last few months.
“I feel like some of my opponents that I got to play were overpowering me and doing things much better than me when it came to playing bigger tennis. My entire career I’ve been known to be able to play big tennis but it wasn’t big enough, and I felt like I had to do something about it.”
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Tsitsipas spoke about joining up with Dimitris Chatzinikolaou and said it is working well and it is a relationship based off freedom.
“It’s a very honest relationship. There are no filters with Dimitris. I feel like we talk to each other openly and freely, and we can communicate excellently, and I think that’s what makes a good team when I can just communicate with him in the best possible ways."
“I can just talk to him and be precise about how I feel and what I can improve, things that we can consider for the future.
“I feel like he’s very open-minded. I have had a few coaches that I don’t feel like they are as open-minded and adjusting as fast.
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