"I'm not focused on matching the big three" - Tsitsipas on being named compared to the big three

Stefanos Tsitsipas has revealed he is ‘not focusing on older guys’ after recently being compared to Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

However, with arguably tennis’ greatest ever players much closer to the end of their careers rather than the start, a number of the sport’s newer stars have been tipped to take over. One is of course Tsitsipas, who has announced himself as one of the world’s best players since bursting on the scene. Despite a fast start to his career though, the Greek has revealed he isn’t thinking about matching the achievements of the big three, but instead competing against ‘his generation’.

He said:

“I am not thinking about this right now, to be honest with you. I’m trying to compete against my generation more than against them. Also simply because Rafa was one of the few of them that participated in the last tournaments. That you don’t know, it won’t last that long. I’m trying to be the best of my generation as much as I can, not concentrate too much on what’s happening with the older guys.”

After dealing with a lot of injuries last year Tsitsipas is back to full health realizing how crucial it is for an athlete:

“[I] realised how important it is to be healthy and to be competing pain-free, and then I take things from there. I wasn’t at a very good state mentally for a very long time and I am glad I’m past that and starting to flourish again and begin from scratch.”