WASHINGTON, D.C.— One of the youngest players inside the Top 50, Stefanos Tsitsipas is gaining valuable experience with each passing week. The 19-year-old saved two match points on Wednesday against Jared Donaldson.
The 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 win is just another sign of Tsitsipas' stellar progress in the past year. He started 2018 ranked No. 91 and his latest victory will propel him up inside the Top 30.
"It's something I've been dreaming of for a long time," the Greek teenager told Baseline. "I'm glad that I'm in a position where I'm competing against the top players on the ATP World Tour rankings."
His breakthrough came in Barcelona where he stormed to the final and got to take on the King of Clay, Rafael Nadal. Then at Wimbledon, he reached his first fourth round. Some of the biggest wins under his belt include Dominic Thiem, Diego Schwartzman, Kevin Anderson and Lucas Pouille.
"I feel very very happy that I've done so much work with my team and it's slowly paying off," the world No. 32 said. "It's a strong big step that I made since last year. I have improved so much with my ranking."