Stefanos Tsitsipas claims he was ‘not 100% ready’ after shock Madrid defeat
Stefanos Tsitsipas has lost his opening match at the Madrid Open, exiting the tournament after being defeated by world No.118 Thiago Monteiro.
Tsitsipas was beaten, 4-6 4-6, by the qualifier to achieve his worst result at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament since making his debut in 2018.
Despite the disappointment, the world No.7 was full of praise for his Brazilian opponent, “I had a very good opponent on the other side of the net. He was coming up with great shots and punishing me every single time I played short. I didn’t manage to get the depth of the court.
“I just wish I was able to return the way I did in the last game. I felt out of rhythm the entire match on my returns. I felt very disbalanced and my body was going all over the place.”
This surprise loss for Tsitsipas comes after a recent run of improved results, with the Greek winning the Monte Carlo Masters and reaching the Barcelona Open final to break back inside the top 10.
