“It’s the worst adaptation of the whole season,” Stefanos Tsitsipas expresses his dissatisfaction regarding ‘moving from the USA to Europe’
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Stefanos Tsitsipas, the defending champion in Monte Carlo, appeared at a press conference during media day on Sunday.
Stefanos Tsitsipas, the defending champion in Monte Carlo, appeared at a press conference during media day on Sunday. The Greek returned to the typically difficult transition between the American tour in March and the start of the clay-court season in April, visibly tense like the rest of his clan, as reported by Benoît Maylin of We Love Tennis on Saturday.
“It hasn’t been the best adaptation”- Stefanos Tsitsipas
According to Stefanos Tsitsipas, “It hasn’t been the best adaptation, it’s never been the best adaptation to come back from the United States to Europe. In fact, it’s still the worst adaptation of the whole season. “
The world No.5 went on to talk about the problematic sleep schedule he had to endure in his initial days when he came back from Miami. “I think when you come back from Miami. You go to bed at 6 p.m. and wake up at 3 a.m. It’s something I’ve been going through for a few days now, but luckily I’ve been out of this routine for a few days already, especially the adaptation in terms of sleep and training because, you know, you’re in the middle of the day and you’re pretty exhausted.”
However, the Greek revealed his admiration for the clay court, a surface where he was the runner up in 2021. “But I like the transition from hard to clay. I like going from hard courts to clay. I think it’s a bit different to do the reverse, but I always like to come back to the academy where I train, change my shoes and get back on the clay. It’s a good feeling.”
Stefanos Tsitsipas is all set to defend his title
The Monte Carlo Masters is missing its star attraction in 11-time champion Rafael Nadal, but the obvious starting point is with defending champion Stefanos Tsitsipas, who soared to the title last season without dropping a set. The Greek star has been battling with an elbow injury since the end of last year but some strong recent results suggest the issue is improving and this is his surface. Tsitsipas reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open earlier this season, and his most recent two appearances at the French Open on this slower surface have resulted in a run to the last four and a final.
The third seed has also landed in the softest quarter of the draw given Felix Auger-Aliassime has plenty to prove on this terrain. If he recovers from his injury, Tsitsipas should breeze through that stage and be favoured to beat Alexander Zverev or Andrey Rublev, his final opponent from a year ago, in the final four.
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