The world No 4 tells of losing his beloved grandmother shortly before further heartbreak in the French Open final
Shortly before Stefanos Tsitsipas stepped out to play Novak Djokovic in his first Grand Slam final at the French Open earlier this month, he received a message he had been dreading.
The death of his paternal grandmother, Stavroula, a woman who had helped shape him and who followed his tennis as closely as anyone, was a bitter blow. Incredibly, in the few hours that followed, the 22-year-old came within a set of winning his first Grand Slam title, eventually worn down by Djokovic in five sets.
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