Stefanos Tsitsipas - Too little adrenaline without fans
Stefanos Tsitsipas joins the ranks of top players who oppose hosting the US Open without fans.
by tennisnet.com
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Jun 08, 2020, 05:36 pm

Stefanos Tsitsipas was closest to winning a Grand Slam tournament last year at the Australian Open: the Greek defeated Roger Federer in the round of 16, when Rafael Nadal was beaten in the final round. But could always count on the support of many Greek fans in Melbourne.
If the USTA plans, Tsitsipas will not be able to enjoy this advantage at the US Open. What admittedly also applies to Juan Martin del Potro, the Argentine superstar should get fit in time. No fans at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, the organizers seem to be sure of that. And Stefanos Tsitsipas, as the current number six in the tennis world is certainly one of the most promising competitors alongside the Big Three, is no friend of it.
Tsitsipas needs the fans
"My personal view of things is that we play these tournaments in front of fans and not in empty places," said Tsitsipas in an interview with the Greek website sdna.gr. “Let's say you win a big event like a Grand Slam tournament. Without the fans, the adrenaline is not the same, the feeling is not the same. The fans are the ones who bring the energy, fill the stadium, create the atmosphere. ”According to Loriot, one could say: Stefanos Tsitsipas thinks a tennis tournament without fans is possible. But pointless.
The Greeks are in no hurry to return to the tennis tour anyway. "You should wait until things are back to normal until we can play at normal pace again. One should not only think of the financial hurry, which is the most important factor, ”continued Tsitsipas. He also understands this in the case of the US Open. But he prefers a return under normal circumstances.
Tsitsipas has been in Patrick Mouratoglou's academy for a few weeks and will be taking part in an exhibition fight tournament in the coming days, in which players such as Benoit Paire, David Goffin or Lucas Pouille will also take part.