Stefanos Tsitsipas is a Greek professional tennis player who was born on August 12, 1998He achieved his first ranking of 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) on August 9, 2021, making him, along with Maria Sakkari, the highest-ranked Greek player in history.
Tsitsipas became the youngest winner of the year-end championships in eighteen years when he won the 2019 ATP Finals. He has also played in two major finals, losing to Novak Djokovic in the 2021 French Open and the 2023 Australian Open. He has the No. 1 doubles ranking of his career. 64, reached on August 29, 2022.
As he continues to recover from a shoulder injury he sustained earlier this year, world number three Stefanos Tsitsipas stated that he does not anticipate putting up much of a fight at either the Indian Wells or the Miami Open.
At a press conference on Wednesday, he stated bluntly, “I am still in recovery and I won’t be pretending… that I have chances of doing well in these next two tournaments, because that would be wrong.”The most important thing is to get my body ready for the clay court swing.
He has the No. 1 doubles ranking of his career. 64, reached on August 29, 2022. As he continues to recover from a shoulder injury he sustained earlier this year, world number three Stefanos Tsitsipas stated that he does not anticipate putting up much of a fight at either the Indian Wells or the Miami Open.
At a press conference on Wednesday, he stated bluntly, “I am still in recovery and I won’t be pretending… that I have chances of doing well in these next two tournaments, because that would be wrong.”
He responded that he felt compelled to compete when asked why he did not simply withdraw from the Indian Wells Masters 1000 and Miami Open, which together make up the “Sunshine Double.”
The 24-year-old Greek said he had a shoulder injury shortly after leaving Melbourne, despite reaching his first Australian Open final in January.
He claimed that the impact the shoulder had experienced during years of nonstop play was the cause of the injury that forced him to withdraw from the tournament in Acapulco last month.
occurring in the future.”
When you’re in a situation like this, the only thing you want for yourself is a healthy career where you can go out on the court and give it your all without being penalized.
On Friday, Tsitsipas, who is seeded second, will play his first tournament match.
With Djokovic still barred from entering the United States due to his decision not to be vaccinated against Covid-19, Tsitsipas, seeded second behind world number two Carlos Alcaraz, has a bye in the first round and is scheduled to open his campaign against either French veteran Gael Monfils or Australian Jordan Thompson, both of whom play on Wednesday night.
Seven months after retiring from a match in Montreal with a foot injury that turned out to be a plantar fascia rupture, 36-year-old Monfils is back in action.
In addition, it will be the Monfils’ first tournament since the birth of their daughter, Skai, in October. His wife, WTA player Elina Svitolina.