WORDS OF WISDOM IN MONACO
« You don ’ t choose your family . They are god ’ s gift to you , as you are to them .»
Stefanos Tsitsipas
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WORDS OF WISDOM IN MONACO
WITH YULIA SALNIKOVA
THIS RISING MONACO-BASED TENNIS STAR HAS ALREADY HAD A SPECTACULAR CAREER . AT TIME OF GOING TO PRESS , 22-YEARS OLD , TALENTED AND AMBITIOUS , THE TENNIS PLAYER , STEFANOS TSITSIPAS , WAS RANKED SIXTH IN THE WORLD . HE IS THE FIRST GREEK ATHLETE TO MAKE IT INTO THE TOP-100 AND TOP-10 WORLD TENNIS RANKINGS , A MULTIPLE WINNER OF THE ATP , GRAND SLAM , WIMBLEDON ( BOYS ’ DOUBLES IN 2016 ) TOURNAMENTS AND THE FORMER WORLD NUMBER ONE JUNIOR . STEFANOS TSITSIPAS IS ALWAYS A WELCOME FIGURE . HIS TENNIS MANNER COUPLED WITH A STRIKING GREEK GOD PHYSIQUE AND STRAW CURLY HAIR , HAVE MADE HIM A FAVOURITE WITH THE MEDIA AS WELL AS THE ADIDAS AMBASSADOR . THE YOUNG MAN IS THE SON OF SOVIET TENNIS PLAYER , YULIA SALNIKOVA ( DAUGHTER OF THE FAMOUS RUSSIAN FOOTBALLER , SERGEI SALNIKOV ) AND GREEK TENNIS COACH , APOSTOLOS TSITSIPAS . THIS SPORTS FAMILY HAS FOUR CHILDREN . AFTER HER SUCCESSFUL SPORTS CAREER JULIA DEVOTED HERSELF TO RAISING THREE SONS AND A DAUGHTER . ALL THE CHILDREN IN THIS FAMILY PLAY TENNIS . THE ELDEST SON , STEFANOS , ACCOMPANIED HIS PARENTS ON THE TENNIS COURT FROM A VERY YOUNG AGE AND EVENTUALLY STARTED PLAYING SERIOUSLY , COACHED BY HIS OWN FATHER . DURING THE 2000S , HIS TENNIS CAREER HAS SKY ROCKETED IN AN AMAZING WAY . HELLOMONACO ASKED YULIA SALNIKOVA , THE MOTHER OF THE FAMOUS TENNIS PLAYER , HOW TO RAISE A REAL CHAMPION , WHICH PERSONAL QUALITIES ARE OBLIGATORY FOR PARENTS OF A PROFESSIONAL SPORTSMAN AND WHICH THING SHE CONSIDERS AS THE MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE .
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