“I do chase points a lot” - Tsitsipas honest after another ATP Finals qualification
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Stefanos Tsitsipas was always successful at the year-end events and he will try to continue this trend also at the 2022 ATP Finals.
The young Greek won the 2018 Next Gen ATP Finals, and already the following year, he triumphed at the 2019 ATP Finals and qualified for the year-end tournament every season since then.
In 2020, he finished third in the group, and last year, he was forced to withdraw. This year, Tsitsipas' eyes are set on the prize again. He is one of the players who also got to experience the ATP Finals in London.
Now, he will compete in Turin, Italy, again, and ahead of the event, the Greek player also talked about the atmosphere in this new setting.
"I unfortunately played just one match and I didn't really have the opportunity to show my real game out there. I’m really excited to be playing in Italy. The Italians are really passionate when it comes to tennis. They put a lot of their energy out on the courts and the stadiums."
"They have a great culture in tennis the last couple of years. They've always loved my game, they've always greeted me very nicely. They have a sort of different aura when it comes to the game, which I appreciate a lot."
Tsitsipas also admitted that every year, he aims to qualify for the ATP Finals as soon as possible. He also admitted that he would want to break the record for the earliest qualification, even though he never got even close to that so far.
"The goal is to qualify as soon as possible. I always have it in the back of my mind. It would be super cool if I would have found a way to win three Grand Slams in a row, and a few Masters, and I would have qualified by [Roland Garros]."
"I don't know if that's a record or anything, but I always have my mind on these kinds of records that I want. Obviously I never had the opportunity to do that."
"Qualifying as soon as possible. It lets off some... not pressure, but expectation. It's good to know that you already made it, and you can continue the rest of the season perhaps focusing on something else."
"I do chase points a lot. I know they are very important. I understand their value, what they can offer in terms of a ranking upgrade or having a better season than the ones before."
"I calculate, of course, I try to use my mind to improve in terms of points, things like defending and all that stuff. I always am willing to go play tournaments if that's going to give me points, if that's going to help me get better in the rankings."
