Stefanos Tsitsipas must regain at least some confidence before the start of the US Open, the last Grand Slam of the season, in which he has never achieved particularly brilliant results during his career.
The Greek ace is going through a very delicate phase and has decided to return to collaborate with his father Apostolos after the stormy break with Goran Ivanisevic, who had been very harsh towards him by launching accusations that undermined the serenity of 'Tsitsi'.
The former world number 3 did not play his best tennis even in Toronto and Cincinnati, which is why he will show up in New York with very low expectations. However, he decided to play the Winston-Salem ATP 250 this week, with the aim of getting as far as possible before moving to the Big Apple.
The champion from Athens must focus only on his game and improve some details to return competitive at the highest level, having much less pressure than usual. He will not have to defend points at the US Open, as he was eliminated by Thanasi Kokkinakis in the first round in the 2024 edition.
Tsitsipaspracticesin Winston-Salem
Stefanos has already started practicing in Winston-Salem and hopes to recover the best sensations in this complicated phase of his career. He has only one winbetween Toronto and Cincinnati, more precisely against Fabian Marozsan in Ohio. His run in Canada was immediately over against Australian player Christopher O'Connell, while in Cincy he was eliminated by French ace Benjamin Bonzi in three sets.
His first opponent in Winston-Salem will be the winner of the match between Buu and Tseng. The number 2 seed is Tallon Griekspoor, who will make his debut against Gaston or Fucsovics. One of the most anticipated players is undoubtedly Lorenzo Sonego, who will try to defend the title won here a year ago. The number 5 seed has a fairly tough path.
