Stefanos Tsitsipas played singles and doubles on Friday, July 7th at Wimbledon but he won't be playing mixed doubles this year.
The Greek player is going on vacation after this week and he opted to finish off the grass season with a bang. He entered the singles, the doubles and mixed doubles. The mixed doubles entry garnered a lot of attention because he was supposed to play with his girlfriend Paula Badosa.
Unfortunately, he won't play in the mixed doubles because he and Badosa pulled out following her injury today. The Spaniard injured her back in the match against Kostyuk retiring in the early goings of the second set. It's unfortunate for the fans but apparently not for the Greek No. 1 on the ATP Tour as he joked that he's glad about it.
Mixed is not a thing anymore, thank God. I prefer to live (smiling). It never crossed my mind that I would be doing all three in a single event. But I also see it from the bright side. You can see it from that side. You like tennis so much, you want to be in these slams for as long as possible. Ideally from the singles draw, you want to be there completing the two-week period the slam allows you to play.
You like tennis so much, you want to be in these slams for as long as possible. Ideally from the singles draw, you want to be there completing the two-week period the slam allows you to play.
We're going to have to wait until the US Open to possibly see that but it's something that will likely happen in the future. Tsitsipas admitted that he likes to play mixed doubles generally. He was very excited about this chance because his girlfriend could prove to be a good mixed doubles partner.
I've had a few experiences playing mixed. I liked it. Also mainly because my mixed doubles partner was very good. We were able to communicate really well on court. I love mixing it up sometimes. May be difficult physically, but getting all three is an experience. You can always say I've done it once at least in my life.
For now, he'll have to be content with playing the singles and doubles. While he finished his singles match against Andy Murray with a win, Tsitsipas and his brother Petros didn't finish their doubles match. It was postponed due to darkness at 1-1 in sets.
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