"I adore and love Roland Garros" says Tsitsipas ahead of trip to Paris

Stefanos Tsitsipas won his 7th career title at the Lyon Open by defeating Cameron Norrie in the final.

It was a great display from Stefanos Tsitsipas who defeated Cameron Norrie 6-3 6-3 in the Lyon Open final. It was the 2nd clay title for Tsitsipas in 2021 and the 7th overall in his career. On the result and his week in Lyon overall, Tsitsipas said:

“I felt in good shape from the beginning of the tournament. I am proud of today’s match, I knew it would be a difficult one against Cameron who has been showing great tennis this week."

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Tsitsipas praised his opponent noting he played great clay tennis all season. He said:

"He has been winning against good players and showing what the left hand can do on clay. It was not an easy match today, I had to handle the nerves and I am proud of my performance and the way I stayed focussed towards my goal.”

The Greek will now turn his focus to the Roland Garros where he reached the semifinals last year. On the upcoming Grand Slam he said:

“It is about getting there as early as possible, starting to practise and getting in shape for the big Parisian Grand Slam, which I adore and love and hopefully something good can come from it."