Biography
Greek tennis player Stefanos Zizizpas became the youngest professional in Top-10, and now it is right in the right in the ranking of outstanding players. He became the winner of the final tournament of the Association of Adult athletes and won a number of prestigious titles in late 2010.Childhood and youth
Stefanos Cycipas was born in Athens on August 12, 1998 in a sports family, consisting of representatives of different nationalities and cultures. Many generations of his ancestors have been engaged in sports during their lives and belonged to the number of educated natures.
The father, whose name was the apostolos, was the descendant of great Ellinov, and Mom, Russian woman Julia Salik, was considered a glorified athlete in Moscow. A woman who has become a professional tennis player, owner of the Cup of the Soviet Union, fought on the European and world level with the stars on a par.
With the help of a spouse, an experienced mentor, a native of the USSR has succeeded, and then decided to finish his career, make a family and raise children. The heirs of the Football player Sergei Salikov received Greek citizenship and attracted the past daughter and three sons to the case.
Stefanos, as an elder child, spent a lot of time with his parents and eventually in a very young age first stepped onto the tennis court. Watching the actions of the Father and Mothers engaged in the students, he became interested in the ball and a racket and with time I loved the sport.
Having visited competitions in France and getting used to watching TV tournaments, the boy decided to become a professional in the mid-2000s. The ancestors who did not press the junior cycipas, were delighted by such a turn of the events and invested in the future athlete the lion's share of skills and works.
Sister Elizaveta and the siblings soon joined training and all together visited the club located near Athens. Stefanos, in parallel with football, mild athletics and swimming, left later other sports on a number of objective reasons.
In 2015, the young man began to study in the French Tennis Academy and Summer and the autumn months spent among unfamiliar people. But it was in the metropolitan Greek school that he was prepared for a professional career, and, having matured, the guy became the pride of parents - the first teachers.
Personal life
Stefanos belongs to the number of athletes who are not loving to spread about personal life, so fans do not know exactly if he has a girl or wife. But thanks to photographs in "Instagram" and interviews thematic editions, a native country is carefully observed for everydays of charming Greek.It is known that the guy, thanks to his grandfather - a talented footballer Sergey Salnikov, learned to speak Russian and loved this language. In the family, intelligent and educated, with the submission of relatives of the mother welcomed the watching films Leonid Gaiday and reading the good Soviet books.
Now the young athlete is enjoying the leading of his own vlog, where talks about travel and customs of distant countries. Through social networks, Stefanos popularizes tennis, and subscribers express the desire to join the elite circles.
After the victory in the prestigious tournaments, the village of Athens became a favorite of the press, performed on massive talk shows and in the programs that were broadcast in Prime Time. Thus, his personality covered with incredible stories, and many realized that a new idol appeared in Greece.
At one time there were rumors about relationships with compatriot Maria Sakkari, but the former 23rd racket in Twitter reported that it was a lie. The cycipas from comment refused than a lot disappointed journalists, always ready to write in newspapers about secretive star young people.
Tennis
In the 2010, the Junior career career of Greek athlete started, and parents, part-time coaches, showed the son of a professional world. The guy reached the final of the Orange Bowl competitions, and then in the younger paired discharge, the Wimbledon tournament unexpectedly won.
In 2017, Stefanos spoke at the open championship of Rotterdam, but, to the disappointment of mentors, lost his debut match. During the season, the guy has improved the technique of near and distant shocks and, together with the Father, worked painstakingly on the receptions of various innings.
In Belgium, at the tournament of professionals, Greek reached the semifinals, the beat of the tennis player David Goffen, who came to the elite of masters. This allowed the young athlete to increase in the ranking - the place in the best ATP-hundred became the result of stubborn work.
By 2018, cycipas with an increase in 193 cm was able to pump up the muscles of the torso and began to weigh 85 kg. After meeting with Dominica Tim on the international championship in Qatar, the athlete realized the possibility of opposing the famous players.
Steaming with a number of tennis stars in the ATP series tournaments, Greek fought with Raphal Nadal - the best athlete of those times. Becoming a national hero, the pupil of the Athenian school entered the first half of the world hundreds and was very surprised to this.
After the US Open competitions, where Zizizpas reached the 2nd round, a real success happened at the Stockholm's open championship. The athlete beat Fabio Famini, coped with the Natius of John Milman, and then surpassed Ernest Gulbis and incredibly pleased everyone.
Having received the title of the best tennis player atp-season 2018, Stefanos with new hopes entered the 2019th. Participation in the semifinals of Australian Open, together with the strongest players, was the topic of publications interested in the non-indifferent people.
At the beginning of the season there was a victory over the Swiss Roger Federer, after which the other masters of tennis suffered from the Greek hand. Tournaments in Madrid and Miami, as well as a personal meeting with Novak Djokovich, demonstrated that cycipas makes confident steps.
At Roland Garros, the athlete, unfortunately, did not participate in the quarterfinal, because Swiss Stan Warwinka stopped him in 1/8. The battle with Thomas Fabbiano at the Tournament of the Grand Helmet in Wimbledon, Stefanosa did not have any physical or moral forces.
In Cincinnati at the end of the summer, Greek wanted to play with Daniel Medvedev, but after the match with Jan-Lennard Strofoff, with a shame, flew out of the playoffs. And in the 1st round of the championship of America, Hope, hoping for a victory, in four stress sets, the Russians beat Andrei Rublev.
Stefanos Cycipas now
Before the whole world passed a pause in international sports competitions, Stefanos marked at the tournament in Marseille, confidently going to the semifinals. In February 2020, Veshek joined Alexander Bublik, were among tennis players who beat Greek.In Dubai in the match with Daniel Evans, the brilliant result was repeated, but the village of Athens was not able to get to the covered 1st place. Of the following games with Alexander Zverev, Philip Kolshraiber and Milic Ronal, a talented tennis player from Greece extracts the most valuable lesson.
And in the 2021th, the athlete almost passed to the Australian Open finals, but Daniel Medvedev gave way to Russian.
Now the cycise cooperates with advertising agencies, and fans hope to see photos in affordable social networks.
Achievements
- 2016 - Winner of the ITF Santa Margerite Di Pula
- 2017 - Winner of the Challenger tournament in Genoa
- 2018 - Winner of the Open Stockholm Championship
- 2018 - Winner of the ATP Final in Milan (Next Gen Finals - Milan)
- 2019 - Winner of the ATP tournament in Marseille
- 2019 - Winner of the Estoril Open Championship
- 2019 - ATP Final Winner in London (Finals - London)
- 2020 - Winner of the ATP tournament in Marseille