One of the teenagers in the draw, Holger Rune defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas at the 2022 Roland Garros and so the Greek will lose some points after his final run last year.
Holger Rune is one of the two quarterfinalists that are still referred to as a 'teenager'. Another one is Carlos Alcaraz who will play his quarterfinal match against Alexander Zverev on Tuesday. Although players such as Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev or Stefanos Tsitsipas were once referred to as a next generation, it is Carlos Alcaraz and Holger Rune who are making headlines these days and after his loss at the Roland Garros, the Greek spoke also about these two youngsters.
“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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