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“It’d be Hard Because he has a Family” – Stefanos Tsitsipas Wants to Spend Quarantine with Roger Federer

Published 04/17/2020, 8:23 AM EDT

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World No.6 Stefanos Tsitsipas is confined to home just like the majority of the global population due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Greek sensation might be staying with his family currently but he wants to spend his quarantine period with either Roger Federer or Juan Martin Del Potro.

Like any other athlete, Tsitsipas is also trying to stay fit and train whenever possible during the widespread lockdown. Subsequently, the next-gen star would also like to train with his idols during the public crisis.

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“He’s one of my idols, so I’d pick him” – Stefanos Tsitsipas

“I’d say Roger,” Tsitsipas said when asked on Greek TV about which ATP player he’d pick to be quarantine and train with. “But it’d be hard because he has a family. Someone I was thinking of today during practice, who’s helped me a lot, is Del Potro. He’s one of my idols, so I’d pick him.”

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“Thought I Was Dreaming” – Stefanos Tsitsipas Recalls First Practice Session With Roger Federer

Roger Federer is certainly one of the most inspirational athletes in the world. Tsitsipas also idolizes the Swiss maestro. Moreover, he also learned a lot while training with him during the Laver Cup, last year.

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It must have been a dream come true moment for Tsitsipas to be practicing and even playing with Federer at such a young age. The Greek sensation certainly aims to emulate Federer’s success. Tsitsipas will be eagerly waiting for the tour to resume and challenge the ‘Big 3’ and once again prove that he can beat the best of all.

With the sports world on lockdown amid the coronavirus crisis, the tennis stars are letting us know what they are up to. Stay tuned to get the latest updates of what your favorites stars are doing in order to kill the coronavirus boredom.

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Starting off as a tennis author in 2018, Varun Khanna has gone on to contribute to EssentiallySports in various capacities. After setting up interviews with the likes of Serena Williams’ coach Patrick Mouratoglou, Alizé Cornet, and Noah Rubin, Varun is now part of all major ATP and WTA press conferences and has gone on to pen more than 1300 articles for EssentiallySports. He now heads the tennis and NBA division of the organization.
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