Touching lines to grandmother: Tsitsipas’ final bankruptcy with great sadness


Touching lines to grandmother
Tsitsipas’ final bankruptcy with great sadness

The final of the French Open loses Stefanos Tsitsipas after leadership and a great fight against world number one Novak Djokovic. Now the Greek reports and announces sad news: Just a few minutes before the start of the game, he learns of his grandmother’s death.

The Greek professional tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas announced after the lost final at the French Open that his grandmother died shortly before the final on Sunday. The 22-year-old wrote about his “beloved grandmother” on Instagram. Tsitsipas lost to world number one Novak Djokovic from Serbia in Paris, despite a 2-0 lead, and so missed his first title at a Grand Slam tournament.

“Life is not about winning or losing. It’s about enjoying every single moment, alone or with others,” wrote Tsitsipas. “Putting trophies in the air and celebrating victories is something, but not everything.”

The fourth in the world rankings, who looked inconsolable after the match, added a photo of himself with the silver tray for the defeated finalist: “I want to say that regardless of the day, the circumstances and the situation, everything is dedicated to her and only to her.” He thanked his grandmother for raising his father, who is also his trainer. “Without him it would not have been possible,” wrote Tsitsipas.

Cancellation for the tournament in Halle

“She was a wise woman whose belief in life and her willingness to give and provide cannot be compared to any other person I have ever met.” Tsitsipas added that it is important that there are more people like her in this world. “Because people like them make you come alive. They make you dream,” wrote the athlete from Athens who won Djokovic in the final of the French Open after a great fight 7: 6 (8: 6), 6: 2, 3: 6, 2 : 6, 4: 6 was defeated.

He ran out of strength – and it’s not enough for the next tournament. He canceled his participation in the tennis lawn tournament in Halle in Westphalia at short notice. He had received a wildcard, but on Monday the organizer announced: “Stefanos Tsitsipas has withdrawn from the single and double draw at the Noventi Open for personal reasons.”

For the Greek, Yannick Hanfmann is now slipping over the “Lucky Loser” rating. Five top ten players will take part in the top-class tournament in Halle this year. This also includes world number eight and ten-time Halle winner Roger Federer and Alexander Zverev.

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