Tsitsipas: "Handling the situation the way I did is true excellence"

Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Jannik Sinner (6-4, 3-6, 6-4) on Saturday to reach the final of the Monte-Carlo Masters 1000. The Greek was very proud of his performance against the world number 2. This is what he told us after the match, delighted to finally be back at the top of world tennis.

Stefanos Tsitsipas: "I was able to play tennis at the highest level. Jannik is an extremely complicated opponent. We've seen that in his results so far this year. He's very consistent and I saw that today in his game. He's one of the strongest opponents I've faced so far. Overcoming this obstacle, finding ways to get by when there weren't that many, I'm extremely proud of. He (Sinner) posed me some very complicated problems, and the way I overcame them and handled those situations was true excellence.

It certainly helps a lot (in terms of confidence) to have a win like that under my belt. It's something I've been aiming for for a long time. Reaching these levels of tennis again gives me a lot of satisfaction. When you work hard every day, these are the kind of matches you're looking for. To overcome them. Today was a great day. I hope to have a good recovery, refresh my thoughts, and come back tomorrow (Sunday) even stronger."