Stefanos Tsitsipas Says Roger Federer’s Game is “Not Easy to Copy”

Published 10/26/2019, 12:24 AM EDT

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The rising star from Greece, Stefanos Tsitsipas will face the most graceful player of tennis, Roger Federer in the semifinals of Swiss Indoors Basel 2019. Tsitsipas beautifully alluded to the artistic tennis of the Swiss maestro when asked about how is Federer better than others on the tour. Tsitsipas mentioned that emulating his game is next to impossible and he precisely places the ball on the court. 

“He (Federer) understands the game very well. His serve is one of the greatest weapons and his movement and court coverage also. He does play a game that is not easy to copy. He just very accurate, doesn’t overhit and he is concentrating on his sport most of the time,” Stefanos Tsitsipas said during the on-court interview after he triumphed over the Serbian Filip Krajinovic in the Basel quarterfinals.

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Federer possesses an arsenal of poetic tennis skills and it segregates him from the rest of the players on the ATP Tour. His single-hand backhand winner from the baseline can be best defined as ‘lightning from the fingertips of Zeus’ and the paragon of beauty is one the rarest species in the universe.

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Further, the Greek tennis player articulated his memories from the fourth round match at Australian Open 2019 where Tsitsipas defeated his hero, Federer on his first trip to the ‘Rod Laver Arena’.

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“Well. It was a great memory. It was my first time playing on the big court, Rod Laver. The crowd loves Roger, but how to deal with it was a great atmosphere. It was the greatest one of the moments of my career. Obviously that match educated me a lot. A great day to remember for me,” Tsitsipas added.

This year, the NextGen contender, Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic and the 21-year-old has won 10 of his past 12 matches on the ATP Tour.

On Friday, Tsitsipas had to dig deep to knock down the Serbian Filip Krajinovic in the Basel quarterfinals. The Greek lad produced 38 winners to 26 unforced errors and withered away the Serb 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the last-eight round. 

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