"He's like a Daniil Medvedev almost but hitting the ball a bit harder" - Tsitsipas on Coric

Stefanos Tsitsipas was hoping to add another ATP 1000 trophy to his tally but the Greek was beaten by Borna Coric in the final.

It was the best match by Coric all week with the run starting against Nadal earlier in the week. Speaking after the match, Tsitsipsa confirmed that he was very disappointed by the result but compared Corid to reigning world number one Daniil Medvedev:

"The less he misses, the more he makes your life difficult. He's like a Daniil Medvedev almost but hitting the ball a bit harder, adding a bit more topspin to the ball, opening the court. Basically, his ball has a little bit more weight to it when it comes off your strings."

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Tsitsipas also pointed out that it's nothing new when it comes to Coric whom Tsitsipas knows since they were both juniors:

"Well, I don't know. I mean, he plays the same way he always used to play. Hasn't changed much. He has great groundstrokes. Never comes to the net. Just like a very solid baseliner. Returns well. If he's on a good day, he serves really well. Today he served pretty well."

Tsitsipas knows this was a match he should have won especially after jumping out to an early 3-0 lead. He admitted that the great start made him relax which was counter productive:

"I guess I was too relaxed to lose. It cost me- He was obviously the opposite of what I was, very much involved. Sometimes it makes you not be that much present in the moment when you're too relaxed. It takes away that momentum that you are trying to capture."

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