Stefanos Tsitsipas: "Zverev, Medvedev and I can become the next big three"
In an interview with Sport Bild, Stefanos Tsitsipas spoke about the successors to the "Big Three" and looked back on his defeat in the final in Roland Garros against Novak Djokovic .
by Michael Rothschädl
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Nov 09, 2021, 12:38 pm

Sometimes Novak Djokovic plays on his own level. Regardless of what problems the Serb seems to have struggled with before, the number one in the world always manages to flip the switch. One of the most recent examples: the French Open final this year. The industry leader was already behind with 0: 2 sets, only to then make an impressive comeback and complete the title honors in five sets. The second of three major triumphs in the calendar year 2021 for the high-flyer from Serbia.
For the Greek, who suffered a bitter defeat in his first Grand Slam final, this is a good example of why it is so difficult to achieve the really big coup at major level: "The level is incredibly high. Everyone Players from the top 10 can win a Grand Slam tournament. Tennis has developed, it has become very physical. It is extreme in many ways. You have to pay attention to every detail, " said the Greek in an interview with Sport Bild. "It is very exhausting to beat the other good players. It sucks the energy out of your body. The key is: You have to win the games with less effort and save energy for the next match. Novak Djokovic has done that in recent years perfectly demonstrated, "says Tsitsipas.
Zverev, Medvedev and Tsitsipas as successors to the "Big Three"
And the years of the Serbs are far from over, says Tstisipas. The best example: Roger Federer: "Who would have thought that Roger Federer would still play at 40? Not me. But I'm sure that he will make another comeback," said the Greek. Currently, according to the 23-year-old, Djokovic has tennis under its spell. But then the young guard would come. Right in the middle: he himself. "Currently there is only one big player: Novak Djokovic. He's still the best in the world. But Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev and I come right behind. We can become the next big three," stressed Tstisipas .
With his affinity to get on the net, the world number four is a rarity among the young players. A fact that the 23-year-old regrets in any case: "It's much more exciting when players advance to the net and end points with a volley. My game was always offensive, but the pitches and balls made the game faster and faster, so the players prefer to stay behind and practice their baseline game for countless hours, "explains the Greek. In the past you constantly moved back and forth, but now to the left and to the right. "There was a real revolution."