Stefanos Tsitsipas

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Tsitsipas 'Excited' For Indian Wells Return

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Second seed is making his third appearance in California
World No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas is set to make his third appearance at the BNP Paribas Open this week and is excited to be back in California as he targets his second ATP Masters 1000 crown of the season.

“California is a great place for tennis with great weather and ideal conditions,” Tsitsipas said. “When it comes to organising things for players [it is great]. Indian Wells is known to be one of the best tennis tournaments in the world and every single player is excited to be playing here.

“It does feel like a big thing, you kind of feel the same honour at this tournament and Miami as a Slam. There is something about it.”

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Tsitsipas arrives in Indian Wells having helped guide Team Europe to a fourth consecutive victory over Team World at the Laver Cup last month. While the 23-year-old enjoyed uniting with fellow Top 10 stars for the event, he is ready to return to solo duty in California.

“I think team competitions are necessary for our sport and we don’t get to be united a lot, Tsitsipas said. “We always kind of focus on ourselves and our things and environment and that is what you usually see on Tour. Players doing their own thing. Not much socialising.

“At the Laver Cup, we all get to have dinners together and all get to hang out with each other. Of course, though, we all have our competitiveness and if we get stuck around we might share too much with one another, that is the mentality behind it.”

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Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the hard-court tournament was cancelled in 2020 and pushed back from March to October this year. However, it returns with crowds this week and after competing at the US Open and the Laver Cup in the past month, Tsitsipas is relishing the opportunity to play in front of fans in the United States once again.

The second seed, who has never advanced past the second round in two previous appearances at the BNP Paribas Open, will begin against World No. 59 Pedro Martinez or Italian qualifier Roberto Marcora.

“Americans love sport. The American audience appreciates a high level of tennis. They have been really into tennis in the last couple of years. They have had great tennis players in the United States. I grew up watching them. Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Michael Chang and Jim Courier. They gave so much to the sport and that is the reason we are here now.”

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Behind The Scenes With Tsitsipas In Indian Wells

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Greek is the second week at the ATP Masters 1000 event
Stefanos Tsitsipas is the second seed at the BNP Paribas Open, where he will attempt to win his first hard-court ATP Masters 1000 title. But before he plays his first match of the event against Spaniard Pedro Martinez, Tsitsipas completed a media day circuit on Wednesday.

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4:42 p.m. - Tsitsipas was early for his media day. The Greek walked from the locker room to the main press conference room in Indian Wells, where he spoke to the world’s press over Zoom. The 2019 Nitto ATP Finals champion discussed why the BNP Paribas Open “feels like a big thing”, reflected on his experience at the Laver Cup in Boston, and more.

After 15 minutes, Tsitsipas departed and took a three-minute walk to a room where Tennis Channel had a special set erected for the taping of an upcoming segment with various players.

4:58 p.m. - After wiping his sneakers on a special pad meant to remove dirt from the soles, Tsitsipas walked onto the set and introduced himself to host Michael Kosta, a comedian who climbed as high as No. 864 in the FedEx ATP Rankings nearly two decades ago.

“I’m Michael,” Kosta said. “We’re going to chat. We’re going to have fun.”

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5:02 p.m. - During the interview, Tsitsipas showed both a spontaneous side and a thoughtful side. The Greek clearly took the time to give the best answer possible and often paused for a minute to think.

As fans have learned during his ascent, Tsitsipas loves technology, especially cameras. The 23-year-old was quick to figure out which cameras to look at and when to do so.

“Good things come from putting the intensity,” Tsitsipas said.

He is open to his fans, allowing them to get an inside look at his personality. Not every player would be willing to discuss crying behind a car as a child on television, but the Greek did not hesitate in this segment.

5:11 p.m. - The interview wrapped and Tsitsipas asked his team, “Can we do more of these?”

The World No. 3 did not rush out the door and instead looked over questions that were not used during the interview to consider how he would have answered.

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5:17 p.m. - Tsitsipas arrived on the TV balcony at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, where broadcasters staged their crews for Media Day. He waved to the excited fans below.

“Can you wave again?” one of the fans shouts. Tsitsipas happily obliged.

The Greek first spoke with ATP Media, where he pulled out a Tsitsipasian philosophical nugget.

“Try and enjoy what you’re doing out on the court and just don’t always expect results. The results will come if you structure it the right way,” he said. “Sometimes I think we obsess over just putting too much into it and giving too much and sometimes you just have to take a step back and have a better view of the whole situation, of what you are trying to do.”

5:27 p.m. - Tsitipas completed his first interview on the balcony, and moved less than 10 feet to his left to record lines for the BNP Paribas Open.

“Welcome to Tennis Paradise,” the Greek said with a smile.

5:31 p.m. - The seven-time ATP Tour titlist moved to another broadcaster. During the interview, he discussed how his goal for the season was to qualify for the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin. One of three singles players who has already qualified, Tsitsipas added that he wants to finish the year inside the Top 3 of the FedEx ATP Rankings.

5:38 p.m. - Tsitsipas took a few steps to the final stop of his media tour, where cameramen prepared to film him completing a volley challenge. But first, the 23-year-old asked about their interview setup, curious about when they would use a boom microphone rather than a lavalier microphone to record sound.

After completing the volley challenge against the balcony wall, Tsitsipas wanted to try it again. His reaction to his effort was to ask himself a question: “Stick to singles?”

Tsitsipas will play Martinez on Sunday in a rematch of their encounter in the second round of Roland Garros earlier this year, won by the Greek in straight sets.

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Tsitsipas Soars Under The Lights In Indian Wells Opener

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Greek to meet Italian Fognini next

A night in the desert is just to Stefanos Tsitsipas’ liking with the second seed shining under the lights to win his opening match against Pedro Martinez at the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday.

In his third appearance, the Greek moved into the third round at Indian Wells for the first time following a 6-2, 6-4 victory over the World No. 61. Tsitsipas needed 93 minutes to prevail as he claimed 63 per cent of first-serve points and 80 per cent on second serves.

The Greek’s 22 winners were four more than his opponent’s but he was far more consistent as he made just 11 unforced errors to the Spaniard’s 21. The win set a third-round clash against 25th seed Fabio Fognini, a three-set winner over Jan-Lennard Struff.


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“Well it’s been a great night for me. The first time playing a night session here on this court,” Tsitsipas said. “[I’m] pretty happy with the way I fought and found a way to clinch that victory at the end… I’ve played [Fognini] before. I’m looking forward to that match-up.”

Tsitsipas was on the hunt early but took 17 minutes of play to secure a 2-0 advantage at the fourth time of asking. He carried the momentum to snare the first set on the back of 11 winners – eight off his forehand – and committed just five unforced errors.

The Greek did not drop a set in the only previous ATP Head2Head meeting between the pair when they met in the second round at Roland Garros this year. But he was forced to dig deep to avoid their Indian Wells rematch going the distance.

Martinez immediately broke at the start of the second set and the World No. 61 consolidated for 3-1 before Tsitsipas began to back his extra weight of shot again. The second seed reeled off three straight games to edge his nose in front and broke for the second time to secure the contest.

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Tsitsipas Rebounds To Beat Fognini In Indian Wells

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Second seed to face Australian de Minaur

Stefanos Tsitsipas has surged back from a set and a break down to hold off former World No. 9 Fabio Fognini in the third round at the BNP Paribas Open on Tuesday.

The Greek was rattled early on against the 30th seed, but worked his way back into the match for a 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 victory in two hours and four minutes. It set a fourth-round meeting with 22nd seed Alex de Minaur after the Australian’s 6-4, 6-2 win against 15th seed Cristian Garin.

Tsitsipas extended his ATP Head2Head record against the Italian to 3-0 as he finished with 21 winners – including 10 off the forehand – and 28 unforced errors. Fognini clocked 32 winners – 22 of those off his forehand – but committed 32 unforced errors.

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“Great comeback, honestly… I don’t know what happened,” Tsitsipas said. “I really wanted to get back in the match and it happened somehow.

“From [a set and a break down] I just took it point by point and it worked out pretty well. A good mindset and also a bit of patience helped as well. I found solutions in those tough moments and really felt like I had momentum.”

Fognini set the tone early when he broke in the opening game on Stadium 1 and his sustained aggression had Tsitsipas unable to make any real inroads as the first set wore on. The Italian withstood a break point as he closed to within a game of the set.

It was all slipping away fast from the Greek as he stared down two set points on serve at the 33-minute mark. While he survived those, his opponent secured it a game later and pressed early in the second set as he broke for 2-1.

The crowd rallied behind the second seed when he broke for the first time to draw level and it marked an immediate switch in momentum as Fognini’s error count grew. Tsitsipas carried the advantage to level the match at a set apiece and capitalised on a string of loose unforced errors from the Italian to land the crucial break for 3-2 in the deciding set and never looked back as he extended his tour-leading match wins this season to 53.

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