"Stefanos Tsitsipas has no shame" - Tennis fans take a dig at Greek for plagiarizing analyst's words to praise Jim Courier

Stefanos Tsitsipas has heaped praise on the way former American player Jim Courier goes about commentating during matches. However, it was soon pointed out that the Greek star's words were unbelievably similar to those of a tennis analyst, after which, fans criticized the World No. 3 for plagiarism.

Courier, 52, turned pro in 1988 and retired in 2000. He won four Grand Slam titles, including two Australian Opens and two French Open trophies. The former American World No. 1 started working as a commentator in 2005.

Vansh, a tennis analyst, recently hailed Courier for his in-depth research on matches and critical analysis of the sport in general. This was followed by Stefanos Tsitsipas almost replicating Vansh's words to laud Courier's style of breaking down the game for viewers.

"Jim Courier's tennis commentary is a pleasure to listen to. His impressive combination of understanding, analysis, empathy, and humility is always backed by thorough preparation. He breaks down the game in a way that's both impressive and inspiring," Tsitsipas wrote.

Australian player John Millman poked fun at Tsitsipas by changing a few words in Courier's appreciation.

Fans slammed the 24-year-old Greek for not being authentic.

"Since Tsitsipas seems to plagiarize pretty much anyone on Twitter, why doesn’t he plagiarize Wawrinka’s backhand on court?" a fan tweeted.

"When you cheat off your friend's homework but they tell you to “switch it up a little” so y’all don’t get caught," a user wrote.

"He has copied so many „quotes“ or „jokes“ from other people or pages that it is already a state of art. A criticism of the neo-liberal freedom of speach in times of woke expressionism as the great thinker Stefanos would probably say himself," another tweet read.

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Stefanos Tsitsipas enter Miami Open 2023

After an early exit at the 2023 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells earlier this month, Stefanos Tsitspas is all set to feature in the second Masters 1000 tournament of the year — the 2023 Miami Open. Being the third-ranked player in the world, he will be the second seed after 2023 Indian Wells champion Carlos Alcaraz.

World No. 2 Novak Djokovic withdrew from the event after the US authorities rejected his exemption request. The COVID-19 emergency restrictions will end on May 11 of this year. Rafael Nadal and Nick Kyrgios are recovering from their respective injuries and will miss the upcoming tournament.

Stefanos Tsitsipas reached the final of the 2023 Australian Open, where he lost to Djokovic in straight sets. The Greek faced a shock defeat against World No. 83 Jordan Thompson in the second round at Indian Wells.