Stefanos Tsitsipas’ crisis has no end

The season of Stefanos Tsitsipas is taking an increasingly negative turn. The Greek champion has not played his best tennis since spring, when he won the Masters 100 in Monte Carlo for the third time in his career. The best Tsitsipas can only be seen on red clay, too little for a player who seemed destined to win several Grand Slam titles when he played his first matches in the ATP tour. Despite the triumph in Monte Carlo, Stefanos’ 2024 cannot be considered satisfactory. The 2019 Nitto ATP Finals champion has lost too many matches in which he was the big favorite and hasn’t even shone in the Grand Slam tournaments.

The feeling is that he has even regressed from a few years ago and that his opponents now know perfectly well his weaknesses. The Greek ace hopes to close the year with good results, but another premature elimination came in Tokyo. The former French Open finalist was defeated by young American Alex Michelsen with a score of 4-6 6-1 6-2 in an hour and 48 minutes.

After reaching the quarterfinals at the French Open, losing sharply to 4-time Grand Slam champion Carlos Alcaraz, Stefanos’ level dropped further and his separation from his father Apostolos came. The career of the Greek ace is likely to fall into the abyss if there are no improvements in the coming months. Tsitsipas needs a jolt, otherwise his descending parable might already be started.

Tsitsipas will play in Antwerp

The season is running fast and while the ATP tour is busy on the Asian hard court tournaments, the ATP has already made official the names of the participants of the first three stages that will be contested on their return to Europe. In addition to the 250 of Stockholm and Almaty, from 14 to 20 October will also play the ATP 250 of Antwerp 2024. Between the players called to ransom and young talents on the launch pad, we discover the Entry List of the Belgian tournament.