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El Greco

Stefanos Tsitsipas

26 age
10 UTS rank
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Player description

Date of Birth: 8.12.1998

Place of Birth: Athens, Greece

Nationality: Greek

Height: 6’4”

Career-high ranking:

Best Grand Slam performance: final at Roland-Garros 2021, final at Australian Open 2023

Style and Personality:

 

Tall, powerful and blessed with an abundance of elegant athleticism, Stefanos Tsitsipas is one player who inspires memories of the great Roger Federer. It’s not just the smooth one-handed backhand that the Greek possesses, it is also his net-rushing instincts, his deft volleys and his capacity to make the first strike in rallies. 

 

Tsitsipas, aka the “El Greco”, plays an aesthetically pleasing brand of tennis that has captivated the public’s imagination ever since he hit the tour as a teenager. There is swagger in his game, and his fiery intensity lets fans know just how invested he is in his tennis.

 

Career

 

UTS History

UTS 1 Nice 2020: played the first UTS final in 2020

Tsitsipas is a veteran when it comes to UTS – he played in the very first edition of the format, back in 2020! A lot has changed since then, but the Greek did well, winning nine of his 11 matches in the round robin stage. He beat David Goffin in the semi-finals 15-11, 13-11, 13-12, then fell in sudden death to Matteo Berrettini, 16-15, 15-12, 12-14, 8-15, 3-2 in the final.

UTS New York 2024 : Semi-finalist