By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Saturday March 1, 2025
Madison Keys switched racquets and strings and at last received a significant title in January. May Stefanos Tsitsipas be subsequent?
The Greek performed with a not so mysterious black body this week in Dubai – not his normal Wilson Blade – and claimed his first ATP 500 title. Rumor has it that the racquet is a Babolat Aero, however Tsitsipas has not confirmed.
Right here we’ve got it.Tsitsipas’ Babolat Aero that he used to win Dubai.
Time for his agent to seize that contract… https://t.co/sC7qCiLbPV
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) March 1, 2025
However the Greek does affirm that it’s a new racquet – unimaginable to not discover.
Apparently with courts and balls slowing the tempo down, Tsitsipas is in search of an edge to assist convey out the perfect in his attacking sport. Right here’s what he needed to say to reporters:
“Consolation is one factor that it brings to my sport. That’s one thing that I used to be attempting to form of add into my sport. I have been receiving a few of that additional assist. I’ve spoken about how balls and courts have modified over the past couple of years. That is simply me attempting to adapt to that. That is all.”
Tsitsipas, who defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-3 in Saturday’s Dubai remaining, will return the High-10 at No.9 in Monday’s ATP rankings. Maybe he’ll get again to the High-5, now that he has a brand new secret weapon.
“It was form of a no brainer, I really feel like, particularly if you see the way in which issues reply and the way in which you keep in mind issues being just a few years again,” Tsitsipas mentioned of the choice to modify racquets.
“It is, as an instance, silly of me to not attempt to make the change… These modifications typically are vital since you do not need to be caught in the identical sample over and over. I really feel prefer it’s one thing refreshing and a great addition to date. It positively brings that refreshing feeling.”
