"I take Djokovic as example" - Tsitsipas looks at Djokovic for inspiration

Monday, 06 February 2023 at 14:00

Updated at Thursday, 06 July 2023 at 13:46

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byKadir Macar

Novak Djokovic delivered Stefanos Tsitsipas quite a bit of inspiration when he defeated him in the Australian Open final recently.

The Greek player lost the second grand slam final against Djokovic and he looks to him as an example of what is possible in tennis. Djokovic is a player many look up to and Tsitsipas considers him an inspiration in the way he approaches tennis.

I take Djokovic as an example, who for the last few years we thought he had reached the highest level that tennis has to offer and every year he shows that he is even better than the year before. This inspires me and I have him as a role model at this time.

— Tsitsipas on Djokovic <br>

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Similar to Djokovic, Tsitsipas looks to get to perfection. He's improving slowly over time because he's making small changes in the way he both approaches and plays tennis. Asked to elaborate on that, he explained what he's been changing lately.

Mechanically some small things I've changed that help me find the corners of the court better, mainly in serving placement. I have improved it a lot and it comes from the shafts of the arm, the elbow," Tsitsipas said on the same. They are small technical changes that I made in the preseason and I have dedicated myself to them to reach perfection if possible, or as close to it as possible because I don't think there is perfection.

— Tsitsipas on improving<br>