Richard Pagliaro | @tennisnow | Monday, June 30, 2025
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Stefanos Tsitsipas Become a victim Valentin Royer And today’s painful game.
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Former World No. 3 TSITSIPAS retired after a frustrating 77 minutes of game.
The two-time major finalist suffered his fourth start in eight Wimbledon appearances and admitted he has no answer now.
“I mean, I’m fighting a lot of wars these days. It’s really painful to see myself in this situation,” Tsitsipas said. “One thing I absolutely hate to do is retire or stop a game, but I never thought I’ve never had this situation many times since the Nitto ATP final in Turin a few years ago.
“Since then, my body has been very fragile and I’ve been fighting a war of being healthy and feeling comfortable, and it’s a tough fight. So I really don’t know.
“I don’t think I have an answer. I don’t know. I tried everything.”
It was a tortuous Grand Slam season for Tsitsipas, who suffered their second straight major start loss.
World No. 26 TSITSIPA released a game in three Grand Slam appearances this season.
The two-time major finalist said his continued lower left release could limit his ability to spin his body by shooting.
“This is one of the injuries you can’t get hurt easily, because tennis is a spinning sport, and if you can’t spin, there’s no reason to play,” Tsitsipas said. “This is something I’ve been dealing with for years, with the bottom left at the back.
“That’s exactly what Arthur Fils went through in the last few weeks of the French Open. I think it could be a very tricky injury.”
Despite the work he did with his new coach and former Wimbledon champion, Tsitsipas has been inspired by Goran Ivaniseviche suggested that he was considering taking a break to try a complete cure.
“This is probably the most difficult situation I’ve faced because it’s an ongoing problem that doesn’t seem to go away or go away,” Tsitsipas said. “I myself, as a person, I have a limit at some point, so I definitely have to have a final answer in the next few months on whether I want to do something.”
“It will be very difficult, but if I see it going on in this trajectory, then there is no point in competition without any competition. If I’m not healthy and I’ve talked about health many times, if not healthy, then your whole tennis life will be painful.”
