In the fourth round of the 2022 Roland Garros, Stefanos Tsitsipas lost to Holger Rune and therefore he won't be able to defend his points from last year's tournament.
It was a very solid match by the young Dane who hit 54 winners during the match and although Stefanos Tsitsipas hit 8 more winners than unforced errors, it was not enough and so he will need to wait for his chance at the Roland Garros another year.
“I was a completely different player once I stepped into the court, taking returns early,” said Stefanos Tsitsipas. “I really feel it's one of those matches where every match would be a lot different after this point.”
“I knew I [was] going to have to play difficult opponents that know how to play on this surface, but mentally, physically, tennis-wise, I felt good. This is not where I've maxed out, let's say. I didn't give myself the opportunity to max out. It's not that he didn't give it to me, I didn't give myself the opportunity to go all the way and that is a shame.”
“He's young, he plays with a lot of emotion. [A] one-of-a-kind of an opponent, I would say. It's kind of strange, I don't get to face that very often from someone. But then suddenly [he] seems to be playing amazing, which is a good thing, of course."
“He is a very emotional player, he can play great, he absolutely deserves this victory. [He] played better, faced crucial tough moments better. But I can see something different next time with this opponent. I'm pretty convinced I can do way better.”
“These kids are going to want to beat me badly because obviously they are chasing. I'm chasing too, but I'm at a different kind of position than they are. I'm hungry to beat them too. Now that they have beaten me, I want payback.”
“I wasn't really applying a lot of pressure, it was ridiculous at a point, and again I was stubborn, I was stubborn to change it, I didn't want to change because it has helped me before, it has brought good results. But again, like I need to adjust way quicker, it's too late for this stuff."
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