Stefanos Tsitsipas appeared happy to hear fans 바카라yelling and chanting바카라 again at the Monte Carlo Masters 2022 as he beat unseeded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 7-6 (3) to retain his title. (More Tennis News)
바카라It's a great feeling because we had the crowd this year,바카라 the third-seeded Greek said after winning the first big final of the clay-court season. It was a bit more lively than last year,바카라 said the Greek.
The coronavirus meant the 2020 edition was canceled and the 2021 tournament held without fans. So Tsitsipas felt the intensity more on his way to an eighth career title.
바카라It's much more nerve-racking to have people involved, you have the fans yelling and chanting, but it was a great way to top it off with lots of fighting in the end,바카라 Tsitsipas said. 바카라He fought in moments I did not expect him to fight.바카라
Davidovich Fokina, the Spaniard who knocked out Novak Djokovic in the second round, was playing his first ATP final. Tsitsipas, who lost last year's French Open final in five sets to Djokovic after leading 2-0, became the first repeat champion at the Monte Carlo Masters since Rafael Nadal in 2018.
Tsitsipas won the first set despite conceding an early break. Davidovic Fokina overcame an early break in the second and broke twice. Tsitsipas squandered a chance to serve out the match at 5-4 but still wrapped up the final in 1 hour, 36 minutes.
바카라I am very proud of myself,바카라 Tsitsipas said. 바카라Things weren't going well at one point, but I managed to stay composed.바카라 The 23-year-old Tsitsipas reached the semifinals of the Australian Open in January. The identity of his opponent in Sunday's final surprised many.
바카라I must confess that he was not the Spaniard I was expecting in the final,바카라 said Zeljko Franulovic, the tournament's director, with 11-time winner Rafael Nadal not playing in Monte Carlo because of a rib injury.
As well as knocking out Djokovic, Davidovich Fokina also beat Indian Wells champion Taylor Fritz in the quarterfinals and Grigor Dimitrov in the semifinals. 바카라It was an amazing experience,바카라 the 22-year-old Spaniard said about the tournament.
Davidovich Fokina said it had increased his confidence for the rest of the season. 바카라I will be focused on every point, every game,바카라 Davidovich Fokina said.
