The injury Tsitsipas suffered in Australia originated from playing soccer!

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Stefanos Tsitsipas bid farewell to the 2026 Australian Open in the second round against Tomas Machac (6-4, 3-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(5)). However, the Greek experienced discomfort during the match, just like in his first match against Shintaro Mochizuki. After his victory against the Japanese and before his defeat against the Czech, he revealed the source of the discomfort: "I had a stupid injury here, playing football, four days before the start of the tournament. My whole team was pressuring me not to play, and I am proud that I stepped out on the court and won my first match."

"It is one of the worst and most stupid injuries I have had before a tournament. It had never happened to me before. I am proud that I went to play; I could have left without playing a single match. I was juggling a ball when I tore my psoas muscle, twisting to return the ball. It was a sudden movement, it had never happened to me before. I had difficulty walking for two days. In training, I wasn't running, avoiding lateral moves. It is the biggest stupidity that has happened to me in life before a tournament. I have learned the lesson: I will not play football before a competition again," the Athenian concluded before leaving Melbourne.

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