‘Try to Beat Djokovic’ – Rafael Nadal’s Uncle Makes a Bizarre Request to Stefanos Tsitsipas Ahead of His Wimbledon Championship 2022 Campaign

Greek tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas has had a decent season so far. After making it to the semi-final at the Australian Open, he reached the final of the Mexican Open and the semifinal of the Madrid Open. Also, the world number 6 did well to defend his title in the Monte Carlo Open 2022. Further, the 23-year-old lost his fourth-round match of the French Open 2022 against Holger rune.

However, the Greek played brilliantly in the Mallorca Championships to clinch his first grass court ATP title. In an enthralling match, the 23-year-old defeated Roberto Bautista,  6-4, 3-6, 7-6(2). In the two-hour 31 minutes long encounter, Tsitsipas was clinical with his opportunities.

Later, after the game, Rafael Nadal’s uncle, Toni Nadal, congratulated the 23-year-old for his brilliant performance. Also, wished him luck for Wimbledon but in a cheeky way.

Toni Nadal congratulates Tsitsipas

Uncle of the legendary Spaniard Rafael Nadal was present to witness the finals of the Mallorca Championships. Speaking after the match, he congratulated Tsitsipas and termed him one of the favorites to win the Wimbledon title. However, he wished him to lose against his nephew Rafael Nadal and his pupil Felix Auger-Aliassime, but win against the Serbian legend Novak Djokovic.

“Congratulations Stefanos, you play very well on this surface for me you are one of the favorites for Wimbledon. I hope you don’t beat Rafael [Nadal] or Felix [Auger-Aliassime]. But try to beat Djokovic,” he said. (Translated using google Translate)

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The Wimbledon championship is all set to kick start tomorrow, and Tsitsipas will play his first-round match against Alexander Ritschard on 28th June.

Stefanos Tsitsipas’ records

Tsitsipas is the highest-ranked Greek tennis player in history. Currently ranked world number 6, the 23-year-old achieved his career-best ranking of world number 3 last year. The Greek has won 9 ATP tour titles, including two Masters 1000 titles. He reached his first Major final last year in the French Open, where he lost to Novak Djokovic. Additionally, the world number six has made it to the semifinals of the Australian Open three times.

Talking about his performance in Wimbledon, the 23-year-old’s best performance was his 4th round run in 2018.

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Now that he has won his first title on the grass surface, we hope he will be a player to watch out for this year’s Wimbledon Championship.