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Soccer tipsters Not only Nadal is shocked by Zicipas`s commentary on his style of play
20-year-old rising star in tennis, Stefanos Tsitsipas, crashed against Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open semi-finals with 2:6, 4:6, 0:6 in 1 hour and 48 minutes. So the young Greek could not become the only third in history to beat the superstars Roger Federer and Nadal in the same Grand Slam tournament. This achievement was only for Juan Martin del Potro in 2009 and for Novak Djokovic in 2011 - both of the US Open cases.
However, Zicipas`s comment on Nadal`s behavior on the court has raised his eyebrows not only to Rafa himself, but also to other fans and specialists who have been watching tennis and especially Matador for years.
I just can not understand how Federer has defeated him so many times. He has a similar style to mine, that`s what I`m trying to figure out because I do not want to lose from Rafa 10 times.
He surprised me with his serve. He is not the best serving in Tura, even his serve is on a relatively moderate level. But it was annoying that I did not get close enough to make a breakthrough. He was on a completely different level, shockingly shared Zycipas, who only won 12 points against Retreat against Nadal.
I was surprised that he was so aggressive from the baseline. This is in general terms. I do not know, I do not see anything positive about this game, the Greek also said, and also surprised many with his confession that he not only considered Nadal`s serve as medium but did not expect the Spaniard to be aggressive from the main line.
It is not new that I played aggressively. The problem with me is that I have had a lot of success with clay and people may think I`m not aggressive. But the people who think it are totally wrong. That`s the truth, is not it? Naturally, I do not always bet on a service network. I do not win in any play, but I have a goal in every single stroke I perform. The goal is to create problems and defeat the opponent with every hit, there is no better way to be aggressive than that. That has been the goal throughout my career, `Nadal said, commenting on today`s opponent.
