​Stefanos Tsitsipas will fight for Romania in the Davis Cup and the Greek has revealed that he has big goals for 2024, a season in which he hopes to claim his first Grand Slam title and a medal at the Paris Olympics.

Stefanos Tsitsipas wants to win a Grand Slam and a medal at the 2024 Olympics

Ranked 10th in the ATP rankings (after an early exit from the Australian Open), Tsitsipas will use the Greece-Romania (Davis Cup) match as preparation for the Olympic Games in Paris.

“My goal this year is to win a Grand Slam and an Olympic medal. It means a lot to me. Competing with my brother Petros at the Olympic Games in Paris is one of the dreams of my life.” Stefanos Tsitsipasquoted by PuntoDeBreak.

“What makes us very strong together as a pair is that Stefanos is a super athlete and I, for my part, am a player who has a very good vision on the pitch” – Petros Tsitsipas.

Stefanos’ relationship with his father has since soured, but now they appear to be getting along well, with the two-time Grand Slam finalist (Roland Garros 2021 and Australian Open 2023) praising those who coach him.

“Dad and I always shared tennis, that was what we had in common. When he’s not with me, I feel like a part of who I am as a player is lost. At various points in the past, he wasn’t with me and I felt like half a player.

Sometimes I don’t speak well of him, but he’s the only person who understands me, and that’s part of the job. The good part is that we can separate the parenting part from the coaching part” – Stefanos Tsitsipas.

For his part, Apostolos talked about his relationship with Stephanos and warned his sons’ future opponents.

“I think it is very important to be a good father, to give him the right advice. In terms of coaching, I have evolved over the years. We have learned to overcome difficulties and troubles.

The relationship between them is getting stronger, especially now that they can play together. They want to achieve what they dreamed of, and I think they are on the right track” – Apostolos Tsitsipas.

Davis Cup, Greece – Romania schedule

The match between Greece and Romania in the Davis Cup World Group I play-off takes place at the Lyosia Olympic Sports Hall in Athens.

• February 3, Saturday / from 4:00 p.m
  

Stephanos Tsitsipas – Marius Child

Aristotle Thanos – Nicholas Ionel.

• Sunday, February 4 / from 12:00
  

Stefanos Tsitsipas / Petros Tsitsipas – Marius Kopil / Victor Vlad Cornea

Stefanos Tsitsipas – Nicholas Ionel

Aristotle Thanos – Marius Child.

Greece – Romania, team composition

Romania: Marius Copil (294 ATP singles), Nicolas David Ionel (265 ATP), Cesar Kretsu (364 ATP), Luca Preda (1095 ATP) and Viktor Vlad Cornea (69 ATP doubles).

Greece: Stefanos Tsitsipas (10 ATP), Alexandros Skorilas (753 ATP), Ioannis Xilas (1286 ATP), Aristotelis Thanos (1428 ATP) and Petros Tsitsipas (95 ATP doubles).

Know:

• This is the third meeting of the two teams in the Davis Cup, each of them has one victory.

• In 1933, Greece won 4-1 in Athens in the second round of the European zone.

• Romania won in 1970 with a score of 5-0 in Bucharest, in the quarters of the European zone, the victories were scored by Ilie Nestase, Ion Ciriac, Viorel Marku, Sever Muresan and the pair of Ilie Nestase/Ion Ciriac.