January 18, 2026 11:36 AM

Stefanos Tsitsipas seeks the joy of competition ahead of Melbourne Park return

Stefanos Tsitsipas returns to Grand Slam tennis following a back injury that derailed the second half of his 2025 campaign and the former Australian Open runner-up said on Friday he was only focused on enjoying himself at Melbourne Park. The former world number three played two singles matches for Greece in the Davis Cup in September after his second-round exit at the U.S. Open a month earlier, before taking time off to recover from the niggling issue.Ahead of the year's opening major, where he...

January 2, 2026 9:29 AM

Stefanos Tsitsipas eyes fresh start in 2026 after injury-hit season

Stefanos Tsitsipas said he is hoping to rediscover his best tennis in 2026 after a back injury disrupted his campaign last year. The former world number three played only two singles rubbers for Greece in the Davis Cup in September following a second-round exit at the U.S. Open the previous month, before taking time off to recover. Tsitsipas, now ranked 36th, will lead Greece at the United Cup in Perth and Sydney from January 2 to 11, the week before the Australian Open. “The last three or ...

March 10, 2025 1:06 PM

Tsitsipas sinks Berrettini to reach Rd-4, Medvedev advances with Michelsen retirement

Stefanos Tsitsipas extended his win streak to seven matches at the Paribas Open in Indian Wells, where he defeated Matteo Berrettini 6-3, 6-3. The eighth seed Greek, using the slower conditions to his advantage, outplayed Berrettini for the second time in as many weeks. Tsitsipas, who sunk the Italian in the Dubai quarter-finals en route to the title last week, improved to 5-1 in their ATP Head2Head series. Tsitsipas will surpass Andrey Rublev at No. 7 in the ATP Live Rankings with a fourth-ro...

March 3, 2025 12:20 PM

Tennis-Tsitsipas feeling refreshed after Dubai success with ‘mystery’ racket

Stefanos Tsitsipas went nearly a year without a trophy before immediately reaping the rewards of changing his equipment as the Greek captured the Dubai Championships crown on Saturday while playing with a new "mystery" racket. The 26-year-old's first tour title since Monte Carlo last April ended his long drought in ATP 500 tournaments and vaulted him back into the top 10 of the world rankings for the first time since May. "These are the things we're fighting for as professional tennis players,...