Stefanos Tsitsipas contested one Australian Open final in his career, and he felt like he could have won it even though he played against Novak Djokovic.
Playing against Novak Djokovic in Melbourne is never a good idea because he's the most successful man in the history of the Australian Open, as no player dominated more on that court than Djokovic.
Tsitsipas firmly believed that he could beat the Serbian, and technically, he could, but he didn't. The match wasn't that close, but Tsitispas had some moments where you saw a good enough level to win.
Ultimately, he didn't have it for long enough time during the match to really turn it around. Looking back, though, he feels he was close, as he spoke ahead of the 2024 United Cup.
This year’s final was close. I was there, playing a final at the Aussie Open and it felt like that was my moment, big things were coming. I wasn’t able to close through, but I really need to keep on pushing.
He was in the final and deservedly so, and in that sense, he was kind of close as he was only a step away. A huge step that he's yet to really overcome. So far, he's played two Grand Slam finals and lost both to Djokovic.
The consistency Djokovic brings is what Tsitispas looks to learn from him to win one of the major trophies in his career..
Novak has a lot of finals under his belt and I feel like with the right consistency, with the right attitude, moments like this would occur again. There’s a lot of effort behind that and I’m willing to keep up with all the intensity that is required in order to get there.
We'll see. Maybe it works out this year and maybe even soon in Melbourne.
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