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Stefanos
Tsitsipas set himself the target of claiming a Grand Slam title in 2020 after
winning last year`s season-ending ATP Finals but the young Greek feels that
in hindsight the statement was "too big" and burdened him with
extra pressure.
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Agencies:
Stefanos Tsitsipas set himself the target of claiming a
Grand Slam title in 2020 after winning last year`s season-ending ATP Finals but
the young Greek feels that in hindsight the statement was "too big"
and burdened him with extra pressure.
Novak Djokovic, Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer have shared all
the Grand Slams between them since Swiss Stan Wawrinka triumphed at the 2016
U.S. Open and Tsitsipas has been marked as one of the few players capable of
breaking that stranglehold.
The 21-year-old is ranked number six in the world and had
announced he was "really close" to being crowned a Grand Slam
champion after his triumph in the ATP Finals, which is contested by the top
eight singles players and doubles teams.
"Looking back to that I think this was too big of a
statement to be taken seriously. I shouldn`t be looking so far so soon,"
Tsitsipas was quoted as saying by the Tennis Majors website.
"For sure, I want it to come, but I should be talking
about stuff like this less often and concentrate on the present. I guess I just
put too much pressure on myself, aiming so high and I just have to take it step
by step, not think too much about the future and be irrational," he added.
Tsitsipas has made some giant strides in his young career
and reached the Australian Open semi-finals and the fourth round of the French
Open in 2019.
The Greek, who has been tipped by Djokovic as a future world
number one, said he would have to learn to wait for his chance.
"I say it every single time like it`s the
only thing I want to achieve in my life," he said, adding, "For sure
it is. My theory behind it is that if you think about it too much it might as
well never happen, so just relax and enjoy the process."
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