Stefanos Tsitsipas’ career has entered a very delicate phase and the Greek ace must react if he does not want to start his learning parabola earlier than expected. The truth is that the player from Athens has not been a leading player for some time and his goal of winning a Grand Slam title is now very distant, especially after the rise of Jannik Sinner and Carlitos Alcaraz.
The 2019 ATP Finals champion is still in time to return to being a great player, but he needs some changes from a technical and mental point of view to regain brilliance. Stefanos said he worked hard over the course of the off-season, but the fruits of his efforts were not visible at the 2025 Australian Open, where he was prematurely eliminated by Alex Michelsen.
‘Tsitsi’ did not get a good result even in a tournament that had often seen him as a protagonist, considering that he had defeated Roger Federer at Melbourne Park in 2019 and reached the final in 2023 (lost to Nole Djokovic).
Tsitsipas had been inspired by Badosa
The Greek tennis player found happiness off the court thanks to the love-story with his colleague Paula Badosa, whom he supported during his brilliant campaign at the AO.
Tsitsipas will be back in action in Rotterdam next week and will finally try to overcome this crisis that is preventing him from playing his best tennis.
Interviewed by the official ATP website, the former Top 10 revealed that Badosa’s latest results have given him further motivation: “Her success gives me a lot of motivation – it was really impressive and deserved.
With her run I thought: ‘If she can do it, why can’t I?’ That’s how I look at it. I learned a lot from this process of how to get to a Grand Slam semi-final.”
He also added: “I felt privileged that I could give her some small advice to help her en route to the semi-finals. She gave me the freedom to give some feedback and tips.
Through my advice to her, I also learned things about myself in terms of tennis and how I see the court and how I approach my own game. It pushes me on.”
Tennis World USA