The Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas He makes his debut this Saturday in the United Cup of the Mixed national team tournament, he leads Greece with Maria Sakkari. They face Spain in the Australian city of Perth, playing in singles Pablo Carreño and Jessica Bouzaswho lost in the debut of the competition against Kazakhstan 1-2.
At 26 years old, Tsitsipas faces a complex challenge. From being a contender for Grand Slam titles, this former ATP Finals champion and finalist at Roland Garros and the Australian Open now faces losing a place among the best.
The world ranking quickly explained this. He lost his place in the world top-10. When he had some mathematical options to reach No. 1. His tennis has lost steam, his one-handed backhand has begun to be successfully punished by his rivals.
The Athenian decided to change his life, knowing that he was not on the right path recently. “I’m looking to reinvent myself,” he said in Perth. He made a decisive move leaving his father aside Apostolos Tsitsipas, who stopped being his coach last summer. Now definitely.
“I feel like I’ve been stuck in a pattern for the past few months. I haven’t unlocked the pattern,” he studies. It is a sports issue, he personally continued his relationship Paula Badosawith whom he spent a few days on vacation before the preseason. The Catalan tennis player can give you a lot of advice on how to reorient your career, in his case after a serious injury.
“I want to have stability in my life,” Tsitsipas said. He added: “I also want to improve my life outside from continuing to improve in all areas of my tennis.”
A perfectionist desire, precise and also need its process. Tsitsipas knows that “I am looking for a new, fresh 2025, which does not mean that I will suddenly start winning everything.”
A progressive climb is proposed, it is not far from a top-10 where it has opened every season since 2019. The room for improvement is greater, it comes from the back, it does not defend the forward that position in the past.
“I don’t think there’s that much pressure when you’re outside the top-10. Well, there’s probably some pressure in terms of now is my chance to score points and have some good weeks,” he reckons.
It has been tested in the United Cup, the Australian Open will be the test of the rebirth proposed. It’s in Melbourne, from January 12 to 26.
Source: La Verdad
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