"Extremely proud of the turnaround" - Tsitsipas on win over Zverev

Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev played the 3rd clay match of 2022 against each other and Tsitsias pulled ahead 2-1.

All of these matches were semifinals with Tsitsipas winning in Monte-Carlo in Rome while Zverev won in Madrid. Stefanos recovered from the disappointment of losing a hard-fought opening set to complete a stirring comeback win and reach the final in the Italian capital for the first time. After the match, the Greek explained:

“He wasn’t giving me much, he made me work hard for every single point. I’m extremely proud of the way things turned around, and I was able to read the gameplay a little bit better and understand what was working at that time.”

Tsitsipas was glad to exnteded a sustained run of success in Rome while also taking it a step further reaching the final. He said:

“It’s one of those tournaments that I think has the most history in sport As you can see looking around the sides, one of the most beautiful stadiums. There’s a lot of history playing on these courts and you feel very proud that you made your way here and are able to participate in such a historically rich event.”