At the Australian Open commented on his practice session with the 23-time Grand Slam champion in Melbourne after the Hopman Cup. Tsitsipas has a connection with Serenas coach as he trains at the Frenchmans academy.
It was all arranged by Patrick, Tsitispas revealed. I mean, yeah, he invited me for a hit. I said yes. It was a great opportunity to practice with her. She was practicing really good. I would probably say even better than some of the male players that Ive been practicing with.
Shes not easy. Yeah, it was a fun practice, fun hit. It was not too long. I enjoyed it. Shes a very interesting person, very open-minded, I would say. She had lots of topics when wed sit down to drink water or rehydrate ourselves.
We talked about some interesting stuff. Yeah, it was a fun hit. What kind of topics was she interested in? Tennis, the tour. Pretty much tennis stuff. On, Tsitsipas added: Her attitude, for sure.
She has a different approach than any I would say female player that Ive met. She has this thing, you know, shes really how can I explain it? She has a lot of confidence in herself. Like really she knows what shes doing on and off the court.
Shes a lovely person outside the court. Just this attitude that she has of hating to lose. Thats what makes her a great champion. Thats what I notice on the court. Even on the practice, she really wanted to do better than me.
That was unusual to see something like this from a female player, yeah, when shes playing against a male player. But I do respect a lot what she did in her career. She has something different than the other players.
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