The Greek is set to be very busy this fortnight. Along with his pursuit of personal glory, the 25-year-old is teaming up with his brother Petros in the men’s doubles, and with his girlfriend Paula Badosa in the mixed doubles.
In terms of his singles play, Tsitsipas is adamant a few key figures are currently ahead of him in the pecking order.
“Thinking about it now, I would say probably Djokovic, because he has won here a few times,” he said. Tsitsipas was the Roland-Garros 2021 runner-up at the hands of Djokovic.
“Maybe not the best results from his side in the last few weeks in terms of we we’re used to Djokovic winning almost every week, and it hasn’t happened in the last few weeks. But I still consider him the favourite.
“Obviously Alcaraz always remains a favourite, and so does Sinner. I feel like these are opponents that can play all-around equally on all surfaces, and they have incredible shots and of course speed on the court. They have what it takes to play good on clay. And a few other players that I haven’t mentioned, as well.”
Surely Tsitsipas is up top in his list of ‘other’ players.