Stefanos Tsitsipas clarifies his remarks about Roger Federer's privileges
Speaking to reporters on Sunday at the Monte Carlo Masters, Stefanos Tsitsipas commented on his controversial quotes about the privileges that Roger Federer and the top players get from the umpires. Tsitsipas closed the chapter. "After thinking about it too much in my vacation, the thing that I said… I didn’t really mean it in that vain way," said the 20-year-old. "I meant it in a completely different way. I guess I actually said it during a match, I don’t know if the microphone caught that, in a doubles match. It was completely wrong from my side I have to admit, it wasn’t even close to what I wanted to say, I don’t know why I said it this way. It came out wrong. I did have situations in the past against players that like to take a lot of time between points and I don’t want to mention any names but it was very disturbing and it felt wrong because the referees and umpires wouldn’t say anything. If I would do the same thing, I would get a time violation or a warning and that’s what I meant by that. I didn’t specify, just because I said Roger’s name – whatever he does he doesn’t really take too much time, he’s always had the momentum of the game. I was wrong in that."
He also said, "They have more experience with the umpires and the umpires know them much better. They know how to speak to them, approach them so I guess I’m still a youngster and still new in the tour. So in my case, it will be a little bit different I guess, I’m not sure."
from Tennis World USA http://bit.ly/2PfbWgo
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