Tsitsipas torna più ambizioso che mai: "Voglio arrivare lontano nei Grand Slam, ho grandi obiettivi quest'anno"

Carlos Navarro | 13 Jan 2026 | 13.52

Tsitsipas ha chiara la sua grande meta nel 2026. Fonte: Getty

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Confidence and an unbreakable faith in his new plan. After a dismal 2025, where he dropped out of the top-10 and failed to secure a single victory against a top-20 player, Stefanos Tsitsipas starts 2026 with a completely renewed outlook. With the goal of leaving behind the worst year of his career, turbulent both on and off the court, the Greek, who seems to have undergone physical renewal after treatment with a well-known doctor in Munich, wants to forget the discomfort, problems, and doubts, and focus solely on tennis... and, for now, his goals are more ambitious than ever.

At least, his statements seem to indicate so. At 27 years old, the Greek is still in a phase of his career where he has plenty of room to recover his form: the problem, perhaps, is that his style of tennis, against the heaviness of the balls and the power of the new generations, may have become somewhat outdated... something he has tried to address by confirming his switch to a Babolat Aero 98 racket, the same one he used when he clinched the title in Dubai last year.

It wasn't enough to overcome Aleksandar Vukic in his debut at the ATP Adelaide 2026, a minor setback after a strong performance in the United Cup, where he collected noteworthy victories (over names like Taylor Fritz) to start this season with great sensations. "In key moments of the match, he was better than me, pulled off great shots. It was a close match where I went for my shots", says Tsitsipas after his defeat in two tiebreaks, highlighting a failed drop shot in one of them that changed the course of the match.

Tsitsipas voices his major goals and confirms he wants to be a contender again for winning Grand Slams

Does this defeat put a stop to Stefanos' ambitious goals in 2026? Not at all. No one better than himself to define where he wants to return: to being a contender to win his first Grand Slam, no matter how distant it may seem currently. "I'm playing at a high level of tennis. I won't let a result like this define my start of the season. I am focused on big goals, and I want to achieve great things this year."

I know that depends on me, on how much I'm willing to work on the court and the consistency I want to show every day. I have a long year ahead of me, and I want it to start in the best possible way", Tsitsipas stated emphatically. When specifying what those major goals are, and when asked if he sees himself capable of contending for Grand Slams again (as he did, for example, exactly three years ago when he reached the Australian Open final against Novak Djokovic), the Greek once again appeared very firm and self-assured.

"Exactly. That is my goal (to contend for Grand Slams). I want to play well in the Slams, go far, feel my tennis, show the world that I still have 'it.' I have it. That's it". A response that perfectly encapsulates Tsitsipas' philosophy, as he approaches Australia as his next challenge. It won't be easy: his status as a seed could match him up with names like Alcaraz, Sinner, or Djokovic in a potential third round... but the Greek, it seems, is not afraid of anything. Will he be a threat in Melbourne?

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