Stefanos Tsitsipas has been discussing something that he dreams of doing at the Olympics that take place in Paris this year.
The Greek performer has been in the winner’s circle again this week, lifting the Monte Carlos Masters.
In the final, Tsitsipas showed a ruthless and dominant performance to comfortably despatch Casper Ruud in emphatic style.
The 25-year-old won 6-4, 6-1 and Tsitsipas became the fifth player in history to win that particular tournament three times.
Now, ahead of two big Grand Slam events, Tsitsipas has been discussing what he’d like to do for the Olympics which begin in July.
Stefanos Tsitsipas explains who he wants to play doubles with at the Olympics
Well, Tsitsipas does have plans to enter the singles tournament but he’s also going to play doubles too.
The player normally enters the mixed doubles with Maria Sakkari – but she might be left disappointed when it comes to the Olympics.
Despite the Greek female star saying she would love to play with Tsitsipas at the tournament, he is keen to focus on the men’s doubles instead.
Tsitsipas has a dream to play doubles with his 23-year-old brother, Petros, in Paris and will be hoping to make things possible.
He told the Monte Carlo Press: “What I want to do is clear. If I manage to get in the Olympics with my brother Petros, I would want to play singles and double with him.
“Playing three events in a tournament is a bit too much for me, physically taxing, and I would want to avoid that.
“It’s the Olympics and it’s a great opportunity to play with Maria, and I completely agree that she’s one of the best partners to have in the mixed doubles field.
“At the same time, I have a dream with my brother I’d like to share and be one of the very few brothers that have ever played in the Olympics – especially in tennis.
“I really want to this possible for both of us. It’s bigger than anything else.”
Tsitsipas could risk glory by partnering his brother
Nothing against Petros but he’s yet to really make a breakthrough and he has just one doubles title to his name.
His current ranking as a doubles player is number 95 in the world and his highest has been a slightly better 81.
In terms of Grand Slam events, the younger of the two Tsitsipas brothers has never been further than the second round.
That certainly doesn’t bode well for the pair when it comes to taking on the field in the Olympics.
However, it’s not hard to understand why Tsitsipas wants to get involved with his brother on such a prestigious stage.
It feels like a pretty cool thing to do and he will hope that some strong form for him personally can help his brother through.
It remains to be seen how this one develops but it’s unlikely that Sakkari will take this particularly well.
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