{"id":231841,"date":"2025-10-17T15:57:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T15:57:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/231841\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T15:57:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T15:57:18","slug":"stefanos-tsitsipas-admits-the-truth-about-his-nightmare-season-over-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/231841\/","title":{"rendered":"Stefanos Tsitsipas admits \u2018the truth\u2019 about his nightmare season over 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Stefanos Tsitsipas\u2019 trip to Saudi Arabia for the Six Kings Slam did not go as he had hoped. <\/p>\n

Tsitsipas was handed a golden opportunity<\/a> to make a statement at the exhibition event and kick-start a strong finish to an otherwise disappointing season. <\/p>\n

Having tumbled down the rankings to as low as 30th in the world this year, the Greek star had the chance to salvage his 2025 campaign with a big win over world number two Jannik Sinner<\/a>. <\/p>\n

His time in Riyadh did not last long at all, however, with Tsitsipas losing to Sinner<\/a> in 76 minutes, falling in straight sets, 6-2, 6-3, in what marked a dominant performance from the Italian. <\/p>\n

\"StefanosPhoto by Elsa\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Since January, Tsitsipas<\/a> has tallied 22 wins and 18 losses, while also making a number of changes in his coaching team. <\/p>\n

Though he managed to win a title in Dubai, the former world number three has been a shell of his former self this season. <\/p>\n

Stefanos Tsitsipas discusses his poor 2025 season on the ATP tour<\/p>\n

After his defeat to Sinner, Tsitsipas discussed the challenges he has faced in 2025 during his post-match press conference. <\/p>\n

When asked what he needs to do to return to the world\u2019s top five, he said: \u201cI need a healthy body. I\u2019ve been discussing this with my team.<\/p>\n

\u201cI need a healthy body to give myself more chances to maybe rebound and be back in the top five. If I\u2019m not going to be healthy, it\u2019s going to be a very difficult task for me to be at the top of my game again.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the truth. This is the reality. I think everyone agrees with me. There\u2019s not a single person who disagrees, and that has been the biggest concern in the last couple of months.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy body has not been where I want it to be. Call it chronic overtraining, overuse, or the demand of the tour. I don\u2019t know what it is.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish I had an answer, but I have played a lot of matches in my life, and my body is feeling it at this very moment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just wish I could find ways at some point that I can maybe play 5 to 6 matches in a row and not feel pain after finishing the match. So far, it hasn\u2019t been the case.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel pain after every single match that I finish, almost this year, except January to maybe March was pretty okay, I have to say, but ever since March passed, it has been a hard time.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"StefanosPhoto by Joris Verwijst\/BSR Agency\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Tsitsipas has been struggling with a back injury<\/a>, and recently visited the hospital to have it readjusted.<\/p>\n

The 27-year-old continued: \u201cI don\u2019t know [when I\u2019ll be 100% again]. I wish I knew that. I\u2019m working more than I ever worked in my life.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m working more than my best year, which I would believe would be 2019, my breakthrough year. I\u2019m working more than that, and that\u2019s crazy to me.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m putting double the work of what I did back then, and it\u2019s part of what I need to do in order to maintain my body.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m in a fragile situation, and I have to do extra stuff in order to protect my back. It requires work. Without work, I won\u2019t be able to be fit and be out on the court.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"StefanosPhoto by ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT\/AFP via Getty ImagesStefanos Tsitsipas\u2019 next appearances on the ATP Tour<\/p>\n

Following his exit at the Six Kings Slam, Tsitsipas took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to state: \u201cWitnessing greatness up close makes you hungry for more.<\/p>\n

\u201cWorking hard to finish the season strong in Vienna, Paris, and Athens.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tsitsipas will begin his indoor hard-court season at the Vienna Open, before competing at the final ATP Masters 1000 event in Paris. <\/p>\n

He will then make his way back home to Greece to enter the new-look ATP 250 tournament in Athens. <\/p>\n

With just 1425 live points in the \u2018Race to Turin\u2019, Tsitsipas will not qualify for the ATP Finals in November. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Follow us on Google Discover Stefanos Tsitsipas\u2019 trip to Saudi Arabia for the Six Kings Slam did not…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":231842,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[72],"tags":[430,99,14907,428],"class_list":["post-231841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-atp","tag-sports","tag-stefanos-tsitsipas","tag-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231841\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/231842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}