×
GreekEnglish

×
  • Politics
  • Diaspora
  • World
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Cooking
Monday
08
Dec 2025
weather symbol
Athens 15°C
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • World
  • Diaspora
  • Lifestyle
  • Travel
  • Culture
  • Sports
  • Mediterranean Cooking
  • Weather
Contact follow Protothema:
Powered by Cloudevo
> Greece

Stefanos Tsitsipas: The day I nearly died (video)

The tennis champion explains in his latest video how his father saved him from drowning

Newsroom February 13 04:09

Stefanos Tsitsipas has proven his exceptional talent on the tennis courts with his future looking extremely bright.
But anyone who follows him on social media, and especially his YouTube channel, can clearly see the young man also possesses some serious talent when it comes to telling visual stories.

>Related articles

Tsitsipas, Nadal and Djokovic against Wimbledon banning Russian players

Tsitsipas on Djokovic: It seems not all are playing by the rules

Stefanos Tsitsipas eating caviar on bread (videos)

In his latest video, Stefanos recalls a serious incident in the past which nearly cost him his life. He describes the moment in 2016 when he dived into a stormy sea and after hurting his foot on a rock finding himself swept out in the open by the huge waves.
Stefanos goes on to say that he felt he was drowning and started panicking. “It was the worst sensation I ever felt”, he said, adding he felt completely helpless as he was struggling with the waves to reach the shores.
“I remember drowning, that feeling of dying”, he says overwhelmed with emotion. “I remember the flashback of my life”, he says.

He explains how his dad swam to him and finally, he felt relief when he stepped on a reef as he was being dragged out to the shore by his father.

Ask me anything

Explore related questions

#Champion Stefanos Tsitsipas#YouTube channel
> More Greece

Follow en.protothema.gr on Google News and be the first to know all the news

See all the latest News from Greece and the World, the moment they happen, at en.protothema.gr

> Latest Stories

Powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake in northern Japan – Tsunami warning issued

December 8, 2025

40-year-old man pulled out unconscious after injury in the Amba Gorge, Heraklion

December 8, 2025

Pierrakakis met with the French Minister of Finance

December 8, 2025

President Trump expresses doubts about Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros.

December 8, 2025

Airports in Heraklion and Chania shut down after farmers storm the runway – Serious clashes with stones and tear gas, two injured – Live

December 8, 2025

Economist: Greece remains among the top economies of 2025, strong presence of southern Europe

December 8, 2025

Gov.gr: 65% of citizens choose the digital portal as the first channel of communication with the public sector

December 8, 2025

Millie Bobby Brown took a walk with Jake Bongiovi and their daughter in New York

December 8, 2025
All News

> World

Powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake in northern Japan – Tsunami warning issued

The tremor was recorded in Aomori Prefecture, the northernmost region in mainland Japan

December 8, 2025

President Trump expresses doubts about Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros.

December 8, 2025

Netherlands: Government pledges another €700 million in aid for Kiev in 2026

December 8, 2025

Three things scientists fear for 2026

December 8, 2025

Zelensky: Till now no agreement has been reached on eastern Ukraine with the US

December 8, 2025
Homepage
PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY COOKIES POLICY TERM OF USE
Powered by Cloudevo
Copyright © 2025 Πρώτο Θέμα