By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Tuesday October 24, 2023
A quick glance at the ATP doubles rankings shows a major milestone for Greece and the Tsitsipas family.
After claiming his first ATP doubles titles alongside his brother Stefanos in Antwerp, Petros Tsitsipas has now officially entered the Top-100. The 23-year-old rises 29 spots to a career-high ranking of 81.
🇬🇷 Petros Tsitsipas has broken into the Top 100 in doubles for the first time, soaring from #110 to #81 today after winning the first ATP doubles title of his career in Antwerp alongside his big brother Stefanos. 🏆👏@PeteTsitsipas | @steftsitsipas
— TENNIS (@Tennis) October 23, 2023
TSITSIHUG 🧸
The brothers have done it 🙌
They beat Behar/Pavlasek 6-7(5) 6-4 10-8 to win their first title together ⚡️Congrats guys 🍾#EuropeanOpen | #ATPTour | #Tennis | #Antwerp | #Tsitsipas pic.twitter.com/BdtzFqUm6K
— European Open (@EuroTennisOpen) October 22, 2023
It was a proud moment for the family, as older brother Stefanos has always made time to take Petros under his wing, as he committed himself to their doubles success despite his busy singles schedule.
Now they have their first ATP title to celebrate.
“This is what we dreamed about growing up.” Tsitsipas said in a post on Instagram.
He said these emotional words after the final, according to the Tennis Letter:
“There are certainly a lot of emotions. I must say that I have played a lot of tournaments in my life, I have won a lot of titles, and I have great memories. But this one struck me in a different way, and I can say with great confidence that it is probably one of the most emotional and important moments of my career, even more than the singles titles.
“Being able to win with my brother is unimaginable. We were little kids running around hitting tennis balls and it would never have occurred to us that we would have the opportunity to play ATP 250, 500 or 1000. I would like to thank Petros and everyone who made this possible. We have come a long way and I really hope we can continue to do so. And that we can support each other in our own way and make this journey a dream.”
Stefanos Tsitsipas says winning 1st doubles title with his brother Petros is more special than his singles titles:
“There are certainly a lot of emotions. I must say that I have played a lot of tournaments in my life, I have won a lot of titles, and I have great memories. But… pic.twitter.com/IyREhtk04t
— The Tennis Letter…
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