Tsitsipas: "I have one mantra, climb every mountain that comes my way!"
Stefanos Tsitsipas came from behind to defeat Facundo Diaz Acosta in the quarter-finals in Barcelona. Winning in 2 1/2 hours and 3 sets (4-6, 6-3, 7-6), the Greek saved 2 match points. As philosophical as ever, he paid tribute to his opponent at the end of the match.
Stefanos Tsitsipas: "I didn't think about losing. I was close to it at certain points in the match. It's like a mountain. And I remembered that I have a mantra: when I'm faced with a mountain, I have to climb it. It was tough. I just had to keep going.
He played incredibly well. He gave everything he had on the court. He's a very good clay-court player, and he was in the quarters for a good reason. And today, the level he showed himself capable of producing is impressive.
It's definitely helped me to have won this series of matches (8 in a row now) and to have been in this type of situation before. I managed to find solutions. I was a bit tense on my serve. It was really mental and I'm feeling better in the head."
Barcelone 
