ATP Cup: Stefanos Tsitsipas - what about the Australian Open?
After losing to Diego Schwartzman at the ATP Cup, world number four Stefanos Tsitsipas is unsure whether his elbow will play a role in the near future.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Jan 03, 2022, 08:09 pm
With the triumph of Diego Schwartzman over Stefanos Tsitsipas at the ATP Cup in Sydney, one could only speculate in the run-up to the game. The Greek was not only emotionally drawn after the 7: 6- (5), -3: 6, -3: 6 defeat against the lively Argentine. The 2:45 hour match also made the pain receptors vigorously active again in what is currently fourth in the world rankings - the right elbow, which was only operated on in November, was evidently not happy about the arguments of the last few days.
“I really don't know how I'll feel tomorrow,” said the man from Athens in a conversation with Eurosport. “It was one of the biggest worries, if I would play today's match, how the regeneration will go until tomorrow. I played doubles on Saturday and couldn't serve the next day. I was in a lot of pain. "
"Is the first time that I go through something like this"
Now the task for the ATP World Champion of 2019 is to get fit again for upcoming tasks as quickly as possible: “I hope that there will be enough time to regenerate. But I've never had an injury like this before, so I don't know. It's the first time I've gone through something like this. ”Ultimately, the 23-year-old's participation in the Australian Open could also be shaky.
At the press conference attached to the match, Tsitsipas remained understandably vague: “We'll see.” Last year's Roland Garros finalist could undergo a final match test on Wednesday, when Greece and Georgia would meet a match against Nikoloz Basilashvili on the program.
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