Tsitsipas hits rock bottom and continues his search: "I am a bit lost"

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Stefanos Tsitsipas said in the lead-up to the Mutua Madrid Open 2025 that he arrived in the Spanish capital with the intention of regaining the feel in his tennis. Monte Carlo was the starting point to his natural habitat, a clay court tour that currently links sorrows without clear explanations. Today, against a formidable Lorenzo Musetti, we saw once again that timid Stefanos in his shots, lacking confidence in crucial moments, pressing too hard with a once reliable forehand that today, perhaps, is too inconsistent. 

How to find an explanation for all this? Is the process of searching for identity still ongoing? Judging by his answers in the mixed zone, the Greek is very clear about what he lacks. "I lack confidence in my forehand, something very unusual, something I'm not used to. My shots are normal, they are not what they used to be before. It's frustrating. The training sessions were amazing, everything was going well... but I'm looking for something better. I hope to feel that I'm doing something with the ball when it comes to me, now I feel that I'm not doing enough, it's too flat, without enough rotation, without enough power, it's frustrating not being able to correct that".

Stefanos did not take away merits from his rival, a Musetti who until just two weeks ago had never beaten him... and who now has two consecutive victories, after their match in Monaco, against the Greek. "He played much better tennis, I was unable to match his level. He played with more power, with more topspin, defending much better. He found the angles of the court much more easily. During the match I worried, because I saw that I wasn't able to match that. It's something I was used to, I feel that I've always done it very well in the past... and now I've lost it".

What's next?

Away from the top 15 in the world, with the certainty that he will face much tougher draws at future events, the future doesn't look too bright for Tsitsipas. His quest to reclaim his best tennis still seems to be at a standstill, and while the rumors of Goran Ivanisevic joining his team have yet to materialize, Stefanos admits to feeling "a little lost" in what is probably the most uncertain moment since he entered the elite of the tennis world.

"I don't know how to work on that, I'll figure it out by talking with my team. There are some things I've improved, like maybe getting more balls in on returns, something I've gotten better at, but I feel that I don't create enough damage with the return, that when I return I lack confidence that the ball is doing any damage, when I connect with the ball... it's frustrating because I know I have the ability to play like this, to press, both on returns and in rallies... right now I'm a bit lost. I need time to see which direction to take". His next stop, a Masters 1000 in Rome that presents itself as the final opportunity to gain confidence before Roland Garros.

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