It was an easy 3-set victory for Stefanos Tsitsipas in the ongoing Roland Garros 2023 grand slam event in Paris. He was up against the Austrian 27-year old Sebastian Ofner who came through from the qualifiers and after a well contested first set where Tsitsipas was broken early on, it was just one way traffic post that from Tsitsipas.
The Greek player has been one to look out for since a couple of years now and here, he’s playing his best tennis. In previous games this season, he ended with a ‘finger to temple’ celebration and he did the same today after beating Ofner in this Round 4 contest. And when he spoke to Alex Corretja in the post-match interview, he explained the meaning of his celebration as well.
Stefanos Tsitsipas shares celebration meaning
We’ve been watching that celebration for a few games now and Corretja finally got the meaning of it. “Mental strength” as the answer from Tsitsipas, and he also went on to add that he got that from Stan Wawrinka. Stan has done that a few times to celebrate wins and Tsitsipas seems to have liked this celebration in particular.
However, he claimed absolutely no credit for the celebration, immediate saying that he got it from ‘Stan the Man’ who was also a part of the 2023 French Open. The unseeded Wawrinka had a tough couple of games in Paris, beating Albert Ramos Vinolas in 5 sets in Round 1 and then losing to Thanasi Kokkinakis in Round 2, in another 5-set thriller.
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“Stan the Man… I owe the copyright to a few players, let’s just say that,” he added when Corretja asked him to tell the crowd a bit more about the celebration. It was an easy 3-set win for Tsitsipas today and now he’s gone on to set up a quarter final encounter with the hottest running men’s player at the moment, Carlos Alcaraz, who is also the top seeded men’s player at RG 2023.
Alex Corretja asks Tsitsipas what his finger-to-temple celebration means.
Tsitsipas: "Mental strength."
Corretja: "What else?"
Tsitsipas: "Stan the Man. … I owe the copyright to a few players, let's just say that."
— The Tennis Podcast (@TennisPodcast) June 4, 2023
Tsitsipas on why he points to his head:
Alex Corretja: “When you finish the match, you go like this. What do you mean with that?”
Stefanos: “Mental strength.”
Corretja: “What else?”
Stefanos: “Stan The Man”
Wawrinka’s influence is iconic. pic.twitter.com/XVvjCl124i
— The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) June 4, 2023
For those who follow Tsitsipas on social media, he has advocated the need of mental strength in the past as well, often doing podcasts on the topic too. The #5 seed is yet to win a grand slam title even though he’s made finals and is one of the best in the business, so he’ll be hoping to maintain his calm and composure against Alcaraz in the quarter final as well.
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