French Open: Stefanos Tsitsipas expresses admiration for 'breath of fresh air' Carlos Alcaraz

Stefanos Tsitsipas has called world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz a «breath of fresh air» on the tour and someone he has come to admire. After the 24-year-old's first round match at the 2023 French Open, he spoke to reporters about an earlier training session with Alcaraz and how he has drawn inspiration from the youngster.

Ad «I had a practice session with Carlitos [Alcaraz] the other day… I owe a lot to Carlitos, because he's such a breath of fresh air,» he said. Roland-GarrosDjokovic 'can play until he's 40' and is French Open favourite – Wilander2 HOURS AGO «The fact that he's just so competitive and he always has a smile on his face, there's so much charisma and positive energy that he distributes. »Last year during preseason I was like, 'I want to apply that more into my game.' Players focus more maybe on technical stuff and… don't focus on these aspects of the game.

«I kind of admire him for who he is. I just want to be more. I have that capacity of being that person.

I truly believe that. That is also the reason that I'm just much more joyful and happy when playing this sport, due to him,» he added. No.

5 seed Tsitsipas began his Roland-Garros campaign with a 7-5 6-3 4-6 7-6 victory over Jiri Vesely. French Open order of play, Day 2 — Djokovic, Alcaraz and Norrie in first-round action Djokovic 'can play until he's 40' and is French Open favourite – Wilander Pegula advances after breezing past compatriot Collins While the Greek player produced moments of brilliance, it was an overall forgettable performance. Despite hitting an impressive 58 winners and committing 38 unforced errors, Tsitsipas struggled to find his rhythm against the Czech opponent.