Apostolos shows off ‘Tsitsi-mask’ as Stefanos crushes Pablo Cuevas

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Stefanos and Apostolos Tsitsipas wore masks which seemed to catch the eye of the media, depicting an artistic interpretation of the Greek tennis player.

Stefanos Tsitsipas says he was sitting in Cipriani, a Manhattan restaurant, the day after losing a five-set heartbreaker at the US Open. The Greek was with a friend, who pointed out something they saw on the Internet.

“My friend goes, ‘Look, I saw these masks online of yours. Do you know anything about them?’” Tsitsipas recalled. “I’m like, ‘No, but they would look really cool and I would like to have some of them.’ So I bought like 30 straightaway, different masks.”

Tennis – French Open – Roland Garros, Paris, France – October 1, 2020 Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas celebrates winning his second round match against Uruguay’s Pablo Cuevas REUTERS/Christian Hartmann.

Tsitsipas’ father, Apostolos Tsitsipas, was spotted in Paris wearing a mask with art depicting his son on it. Stefanos, the reigning Nitto ATP Finals champion, walked into his press conference on Thursday after beating Pablo Cuevas wearing one too. Tsitsipas noted that the artist, Cat Lee, has an Instagram account on which she shares her work of various players.

“I’ll try and get in touch with her, because I really like her idea and her masks,” Tsitsipas said. “I bought 30 of them, and I handed out to the team. So now we are more organised.”

The World No. 6 defeated Pablo Cuevas, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 in one hour and 28 minutes to reach the third round in Paris for the second consecutive year.

The five-time ATP Tour champion used his dominant first serve to put pressure on the Uruguayan, losing just four first-serve points (29/33). Tsitsipas only lost his serve once, striking 26 winners to 18 unforced errors in his victory. Against Munar, he made 49 unforced errors.

Tsitsipas will next play Aljaz Bedene, who beat Nikola Milojevic 7-5, 2-6, 6-1, 7-6(4) in two hours and 54 minutes. Bedene defeated Tsitsipas 7-5, 6-4 in their only previous clash earlier this year in Rotterdam.

Sourced By: ATP Tour

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