The Greek tennis star Seriously Considered Retirement During Injury-Plagued Campaign

Stefanos Tsitsipas in action — Stefanos Tsitsipas was the 26th seed at last year's US Open

Stefanos Tsitsipas has revealed he pondered ending his career due to debilitating spinal pain throughout the season.

The 27-year-old, who has reached a career-high ranking of world number three, finished as runner-up to Novak Djokovic in the finals of the 2021 French Open and the 2023 Australian Open.

Now ranked as the world's 36th best player after a limited schedule since his second-round departure in New York this past summer, he stated continuous medical care has begun yielding encouraging progress.

"I'm most excited lies in seeing how my body holds up under actual training with regard to my injury," said Tsitsipas.

"My primary worry centered on if I was able to finish a match," he added, noting the injury plagued him "over the last six to eight months."

"I would wonder, 'Am I able to play in another match pain-free?'"

"It was genuinely scary after the defeat at the US Open [to Germany's Daniel Altmaier]. I could not to walk for 48 hours. That's when you begin to question the path ahead."

Tsitsipas further mentioned being content with the present treatment regimen following the completion of an extended period of pre-season training completely pain-free.

He is scheduled to compete for Greece in the United Cup, drawn against Team Japan led by Osaka and the British team led by Emma Raducanu. The competition takes place in Perth and Sydney in early January, the week preceding the season's first major.

"The greatest victory for 2026 would be to not have concerns over completing bouts," he stated.

"It provides fantastic feedback to know you had a pre-season without pain – I hope it continues. I aim to perform during the upcoming season and for the team championship.

"I have done the work. The most important thing is complete faith in my ability to get back to where I was. I will try all means to make it happen."

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