Tsitsipas: “I am AEK, but in Europe I also support Olympiacos”

Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Hubert Hurkacz 2-0 and qualified for the semi-final stage at the Astana Open, but in his remarks after the match against the Pole, he was given the opportunity to talk about football.

“Right now I’m on tour, so there’s no time for TV,” the 24-year-old said when asked if he watches other sports besides tennis.

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“As a child I watched a lot of football, I support AEK because my father also supports the. I also support all Greek teams in European competitions. Since AEK is not as successful in Europe as, say, Olympiacos, I support that team as well,” added the Greek tennis star.

Referring to the semi-final with Andrey Rublev on Saturday, Tsitsipas said: “We have played several matches indoors and he is one of the best players in the world in these conditions.”

“But I play well too. All players have strengths and weaknesses, I will have to study everything. The main thing is to play your game and then the result will be good.”

Tsitsipas also revealed that since Roger Federer was his childhood idol, he approached the Swiss Maestro for a piece of memorabilia.

He said, “Look, Roger was an idol of mine growing up. It would have been wrong not to get something from his last match. He was very nice, and I sleep with it from time to time.”

According to the ATP website, Federer graciously offered Tsitsipas one of the 340-gram Wilson Pro Staff RF97s from his bag. The current world no 6 had also shared a picture of him sleeping with the Roger Federer signed racket.