Stefanos Tsitsipas, the Greek tennis star, is taking a brief vacation and enjoying his time away from tennis following a dramatic but heartbreaking exit from the US Open. The 26-year-old recently went to see Genoa and Roma play in Serie A.
Tsitsipas was present to cheer on his preferred Genoa during their matchup with Roma in the Italian league. But the world No. 12 ended up getting a little more out of what was meant to be a fan outing.
While the players warmed up, Tsitsipas had the chance to pitch the balls to the spectators. Apart from that, though, he relished the brief sensation of being a soccer player.
Tsitsipas was shown demonstrating his soccer skill by winning a couple of free kicks in a video uploaded to X. He executed the shot like a pro, missing not a single opportunity.
È buono il nuovo acquisto del Genoa? È greco (image)
Tifosissimo del Grifone da quando lo sceglieva alla PlayStation con il padre, Stefanos Tsitsipas è andato a far visita al Ferraris, ospite d’onore del pre-partita di #GenoaRoma insieme alla compagna Paula Badosa (image) (image) pic.twitter.com/CFdWMNt33H
— SuperTennis TV (@SuperTennisTv) September 15, 2024
Greek Tennis Superstar Stefanos Tsitsipas making some practice kicks & goals in Genoa, Italy today for the kickoff of the big football game @GenoaCFC vs AS Roma #GenoaRoma #Soccer
September 15, 2024@atptour @TennisChannel
— TennisHYPEMedia (@TennisHypeMedia) September 15, 2024
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2024
Ranked world no.12, the Greek played his last match on the 27th of August when he lost to world no.78 Thanasi Kokkinakis 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3 7-5 in the 1st round of the U.S. Open (draw).
Currently, during this year Tsitsipas has achieved a composed 36-17 record. The Greek has won 1 title in Monte-Carlo. Tsitsipas was the runner-up in Barcelona.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will take on the world no.660 John Isner in the Round Robin on Sunday at 6:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Their head to head is 6-2 for Tsitsipas.
The Greek clinched 1 title in 2024 in Monte-Carlo. Stefanos reached the final in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell).
The Greek won 12 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts, 5 on clay courts, 5 on indoor courts and 1 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Tsitsipas has scheduled to compete next in Tokyo (Japan Open Tennis Championships). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 25th of September.