Tsitsipas clarifies his controversial statements about the South American clay court tour

Stefanos Tsitsipas sparked a major controversy last week when he spoke with overwhelming honesty about why he has never played in the South American clay court tour, stating that the economic incentives offered by the tournaments are not sufficient or comparable to those in the Middle East. A few days later, amidst the commotion, the Greek clarified on his social media that he holds great respect for the tournaments and tennis culture of this region, but participation fees are a source of funding for all players and this is not unique to him. "It was not a complaint or criticism; I was simply explaining why I organize my schedule this way," he commented.

Stefanos Tsitsipas on the comments he made about South America not offering him a good enough deal to consider playing there:

“Over the last days I've seen a lot of discussion around comments
I made about scheduling tournaments and appearance fees, so I want to clarify things in… pic.twitter.com/OZy4H0qxfU

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