Tsitsipas, completely broken: "If this continues like this, it makes no sense to compete"

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It is not normal for Stefanos Tsitsipas. And he knows it. Amid various issues, we generally do not know the causes of his bad streak, but it seems the Greek has had enough. The current world number 26 hit rock bottom by falling in the first round of Wimbledon 2025, a match from which he had to retire due to physical problems.

Minutes after leaving the court, Tsitsipas faced the press conference where he made intense confessions about his current situation. The only positive is the experience he gains with Goran Ivanisevic, but the Greek asserted to the media that he will make an important decision about his career in the coming months.

Tsitsipas, without answers

"It's hard to describe. I am fighting many battles these days. It is really painful to see myself in a situation like this. One thing I hate so much is to retire or stop a match, but I had never imagined being in such a situation several times since the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin a couple of years ago. Since then, I have been very fragile with my body, and I have been struggling in a battle to feel healthy and comfortable going to extremes, which has been a tough battle. So, I really don't know.

I feel completely... I feel like I am out of answers. I don't know. I have tried everything. I have done an incredible job with my physical condition. I have done an incredible job with my physiotherapy, so I have maximized everything I could do. Now I have no answers. I don't know what to do," Stefanos said at the press conference.

Pending an important decision

"Physically there was a day when I was not well. That creates a lot of frustration, a lot of uncertainty, many whys and hows and whens. It is probably the most difficult situation I have ever faced because it is a continuous problem that doesn't seem to be going away or easing. I myself, as a person, have a limit at some point, so I will definitely have to have a final answer on whether I want to do certain things in the next two months. It is going to be tough, but if I see that it continues this way, there is no sense in competing. If I am not healthy, if the health is not there, then your whole tennis life becomes miserable."

The problem with Stefanos

"I am sure that if you see the Nitto Finals from two or three years ago when I had to retire against Holger, you will understand that it is one of those injuries that you can't take lightly because all your... tennis is a rotational sport, and if you can't rotate, then there is no reason to play it. It is something I have been dealing with for many years, the lower left back. It is exactly what Arthur Fils suffered the last two weeks playing in Roland Garros. It can be a very delicate injury."

Contemplating surgery?

"Surgery definitely is not an option, the damage is already done. It is very unfortunate because I remember having told myself that something bad could happen, and I had a little wear in that specific part of the season when I played the Davis Cup and had to go to China a few weeks later. I remember telling myself that something bad could happen if I played so many weeks in a row, and I did. It did not go well for me at the US Open, but still, I played a lot, trained a lot. That was the period when it happened. The circuit can be very exhausting for your body."

His experience with Ivanisevic

"It's great. We are having a lot of fun. I am very disappointed for not being able to show my potential as I deserve on the court. It is not easy. Even if he gives me all the confidence in the world, if I don't feel comfortable, if I don't feel good with myself and my body, then I cannot show anything."

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