Tsitsipas, devastated: "Being knocked out so early pains me, I expected more from myself"

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Despite the tremendous caution regarding the Greek player, Stefanos Tsitsipas suffered another disappointing defeat, this time at Roland Garros 2025. The current world number 20 will drop at least five positions in the ATP Ranking, leaving very concerning feelings on the court, adding to a bad streak that seems to have no end.

Minutes after his loss in the second round of the French Grand Slam against Matteo Gigante, Stefanos faced the media in a press conference where he opened up. Honest in his responses, the Greek player confessed he needs introspection to see what is failing on his side, as well as admitting it was a painful result.

A painful and disappointing defeat

"Disappointing ending to this match. I expected more from myself in these two weeks, so being eliminated from a tournament like this so early definitely hurts, and I will try to reflect and see the specific things that went wrong and work around them. I have to acknowledge the merit of my opponent, of course, because he played incredible tennis. His determination throughout the match impressed me, and undoubtedly he was a very strong opponent for me today."

Back to his previous racket

"I'm trying to go back to what feels comfortable and what I know best. I had some disappointing results in the previous clay court tournaments, and I felt that maybe I didn't deserve to lose matches in that particular way. Unforced errors were out of control in those two or three matches. I may have played good matches with the new racket on clay and may have won some things I couldn't win before, but I didn't have a great feeling with it, so I chose to go back to something I feel comfortable with and know better, something that works and has served me quite well on clay for the past two years."

His tennis, out of control

"It's challenging to face an opponent you don't know much about. I'm sure he didn't expect much from himself, that's normal. He may have felt prepared and ready to face the match and take on the tough task of playing against me. He did exceptionally well. He handled pressure moments very effectively. He played mature tennis. I played a bit immaturely at times during the match, and obviously I'm not very happy about it. I have to try to get back to my old routines, to the way I was able to build certain things and not have things out of control like today."

"I feel like my experience stabs me"

"I still want to be the best player in the world and I still want to achieve great things around this sport I chose to play. My focus and concentration are always on trying to improve any aspect of my game. I am an optimistic person. I don't want to make excuses or anything like that, so all my attention is focused on how we can reach solutions, resolve certain things.

It's a constant puzzle. I am ambitious and want to show it on the tennis court. Things have changed a lot in the past two years, and I know I am now in a completely different position. I have to use my experience a bit more wisely. Sometimes I feel like my experience stabs me, instead of using it in a more professional and profound way."

Injuries and his mindset

"One thing I have faced in the past two years that I didn't face as much before are injuries. Psychologically, they have hurt me a lot. There are many different things that arose after those injuries that made me feel discomfort, made me lose a bit of hope about how my body can respond to certain situations and the constant demands of the circuit.

I am trying to find again that balance of how I can go match after match feeling as fresh as possible and feeling in the best possible shape. The older I get, the more I realize how important that is to aspire to great titles and try to do something significant and useful."

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