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LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 17: Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece celebrates championship point in his singles final match against Dominic Thiem of Austria during Day Eight of the Nitto ATP Finals at The O2 Arena on November 17, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
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LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 17: Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece celebrates championship point in his singles final match against Dominic Thiem of Austria during Day Eight of the Nitto ATP Finals at The O2 Arena on November 17, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)
Stefanos Tsitsipas is currently in Melbourne, getting ready to challenge for the Australian Open crown. The vibrant tennis player is loved by fans all around the world, but he recently faced harsh criticism while training in Dubai.
Tsitsipas ended his 2020 campaign by crashing out of the round-robin at the ATP Finals 2020 and instantly packed his bags and went to Dubai. The Greek player indulged in intense training in the middle-east, but also attended parties, which infuriated some of his fans.
Stefanos Tsitsipas reacts to the hatred that he received on Twitter
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Tsitsipas partied in Dubai and uploaded pictures of it online. While Dubai wasn’t on high COVID-19 alert, fans were still upset that he was reckless about the threat of the virus. It was a lavish party, and Tsitsipas faced the heat for attending it amid a global crisis.
“So many times I see hatred from people. Not that I care because I know what a person I am and what my intentions are. I have no negative or bad intentions for anyone, and I love everyone,” Tsitsipas said as he reacted to the negativity.
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LONDON, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 16: Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece celebrates victory after his semi-final singles match against Roger Federer of Switzerland during Day Seven of the Nitto ATP Finals at The O2 Arena on November 16, 2019 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
The 22-year-old also faced criticism for making comments about the virus, since the area he was staying in had almost eliminated it completely. But other parts of the world were still suffering, and fans accused him of being insensitive.
“I generally like to project and leave a positive aura with the people I meet and spend time with,” Tsitsipas said about his actions.
Tsitsipas is puzzled by all the negativity on the internet
Stefanos Tsitsipas is a vibrant, easy-going athlete who looks like he always stays free of any criticism. That had been the case, but his uploads from Dubai stirred up controversy on the internet, and the Greek national just couldn’t understand why. He said:
“But many times I see comments on the internet, some of my friends, family members send me all this hatred on the internet, and I can not understand why people hate so much, for reasons that are completely meaningless.”
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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 07: Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece looks dejected after losing a point in his match against Nick Kyrgios of Australia during day five of the ATP Cup Group Stage at Pat Rafter Arena on January 07, 2020 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images)
The 22-year-old is all about spreading positivity. He tries to uphold that quality as a human, but sometimes it is hard to maintain such a reputation in the virtual world. After this incident, Tsitsipas might now be wary of ending up on the wrong side of affairs.
“I love everyone! I try with my “voice” that I have through Twitter to express myself as a person and as an athlete,” the World No. 6 added.
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Time always flies by, and Tsitsipas’ controversy is now under the rug. He now has important things to pay attention to; the ATP Cup and Australian Open will be the first priorities for the Greek star in 2021.
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