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Tsitsipas: More 2-week events ‘backwards move’

Stefanos Tsitsipas says two-week ATP Masters 1000 events result in a drop in quality as players do not get enough time off to recover and are forced into intense training to stay in shape over a long season. Five Masters tournaments currently stretch over two weeks, but earlier this year, the ATP said seven events […]

Stefanos Tsitsipas: Two-week ATP Masters events are ‘a drag’

Tsitsipas is among the leading players who have spoken out recently about what they see as increasingly unreasonable demands in scheduling. Poland’s five-time major champion Iga Swiatek said there are “too many tournaments in the season”, while France’s Caroline Garcia spoke about the mental impact of the “constant grind of tennis” after ending her season […]

Zverev victory in Paris extra costly for Tsitsipas

PARIS — Alexander Zverev advanced to the semifinals of the Paris Masters by beating Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5, 6-4 on Friday and knocking the Greek player out of contention for the ATP Finals. The third-seeded German saved the only break point he faced. Zverev, the French Open runner-up, next faces 2022 champion Holger Rune for a […]

Tsitsipas stays alive at Paris Masters, Paul out

Oct 28, 2024, 08:24 PM ET PARIS — Stefanos Tsitsipas overcame an upset stomach to beat Roberto Carballes Baena 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of the Paris Masters on Monday and stay in contention for a spot at the season-ending ATP finals. Tsitsipas has reached the Paris semifinals in the last two years […]

Tsitsipas, Rune, Shelton advance at Swiss Indoors

Oct 22, 2024, 06:49 PM ET BASEL, Switzerland — Stefanos Tsitsipas and Holger Rune kept alive their slim hopes of reaching the ATP Finals with wins at the Swiss Indoors tournament on Tuesday. Tsitsipas, ranked No. 11, outlasted Francisco Cerundolo 6-3, 6-7 (3), 7-6 (4), while 14th-ranked Rune beat Nicolas Jarry 6-4, 7-6 (3). The […]