A incrível profecia de Tsitsipas em 2016: «Um dia vou jogar este torneio»

Stefanos Tsitsipas, de 21 anos, estreou-se esta temporada nas ATP Finals de Londres, mas já tinha passado uma semana inteira na O2 Arena em 2016, quando enquanto jogador de topo de juniores foi convidado para servir de parceiro de treinos oficial dos craques. E foi depois de um dos treinos que ele deixou uma profecia… bem acertada. “Um dia vou jogar este torneio”.

E acertou. Só precisou de três anos e já está na final. Curiosamente, um dos tenistas com quem treinou na altura foi Dominic Thiem, o seu rival na final deste domingo.

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First practice with @andymurray at the #O2Arena. Kindly appreciated, it's a honor playing with the new world number one. He really deserves reaching that spot. Very kind personality with good manners, and a great person to talk and hit with. Keep that winning strike going, and wishing him good luck for the #ATPWorldTourFinals!

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Afternoon practice with @keinishikori today. Wishing him best of luck for the #ATPWorldTourFinals, it's just around the corner. Gaining some extra experience. Starting my first practice at the O2 Arena tomorrow.

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A little bit more and I’ll end up playing with all the players from the #ATPWorldTourFinals. Another intense practice today with @adidastennis fellow athlete @domithiem. Great feeling getting all these capacity of improvement every single day, adjusting to such a high level of tennis after every practice session, and most of all getting the chance to be at this amazing event.

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