“I Think This Was Too Big of a Statement” – Stefanos Tsitsipas Backtracks on Winning Grand Slam in 2020

World No.6 Stefanos Tsitsipas clinched the year-end tournament at the ATP Finals 2019. The victory also made the Greek sensation one of the players to watch out for to make a breakthrough at the Grand Slams in 2020.

The Big Three, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic, are dominating the Major events from the past decade and a half, sharing 56 Grand Slam titles between them. Moreover, no other player outside the ‘Big 3’ has won a Major title since the 2016 US Open.

“I shouldn’t be looking so far so soon” – Stefanos Tsitsipas

However, Tsitsipas was confident of breaking the Big three’s stranglehold this year. The 21-year-old also recalled his statement and admitted it was “too big” to be taken seriously. Moreover, this also burdened him with extra pressure.

“Looking back to that I think this was too big of a statement to be taken seriously. I shouldn’t be looking so far so soon,” Tsitsipas told Tennis Majors.

“For sure, I want it to come, but I should be talking about stuff like this less often and concentrate on the present,” he continued.

“I guess I just put too much pressure on myself, aiming so high and I just have to take it step by step, not think too much about the future and be irrational,” Tsitsipas added.

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Tsitsipas has already made some giant strides so far in his career. He has defeated Nadal on clay, Djokovic on hard and Federer in a Grand Slam. Moreover, he has also managed to reach the semifinals at the Australian Open and fourth round of the French Open.

He certainly has the capability to make a breakthrough at the Majors. However, the coronavirus pandemic has brought the tennis tour to a standstill for more than two months, and Tsitsipas will certainly hope it resumes soon.