Tennis
Tsitsipas: ‘In the last 3-4 months there was chaos in my head’
In the press conference after his victory over Siner, Stefanos Tsitsipas referred to his recovery, the humility that one had to show, but also to Michaela Laki’s course.
Stefanos Tsitsipas spoke on many topics in the press conference after his victory over Siner. The Greek top tennis player referred to the statements he made in court about his doctor and the excellent relationship between the two.
At the same time he spoke about the exceptional situation he is in, the chaos that reigned in his head in the previous period, but also about Michaela Laki’s course in the juniors.
Detailed what he said in the press conference
Whether he had his best race of the year today: “We’re still at the beginning. It’s too early to tell if it was or not but it was a great performance from start to finish, I had a clear game plan no doubt.”
About the humility he spoke about in the on-court interview: “That is also an important element in an athlete. When you’re doing well, you tend to praise yourself, to feel invulnerable. It’s important in this process to keep your feet on the ground and remember that you’re only human.” You You have a big goal and you’re going towards it. There is no such thing as perfection, but you can get close to perfection.”
Because what the injury he suffered taught him: “He taught me a lot, all the injuries teach me a lot. He taught me to be patient and to prepare better, to take my time, to think about some things. To be in the privileged position where you can train every day can go and has around “People who care about you are somewhat underestimated. It has nothing to do with the question, but humility comes from everyday life, not considering yourself superior to others because we are all the same.”
For what he said on the pitch about his doctor not expecting to be able to play at the “After the experience he had with the other players, Dr. Frank surprised by my recovery, which was quicker than he expected. Maybe he would tell me to push myself a little harder and I would never understand. I don’t know what was his intentions, but he wasn’t so optimistic, he was humble.”
For his return from surgery and the excellent relationship with his doctor: “I really wanted to go to Australia, but it was a painful process. The first few weeks were difficult, I put a lot of emphasis on getting as much rest as possible, I started with fitness and caught racquets relatively late in the preparation time. I was in constant contact with him. My doctor, he came to Dubai himself and we were there. It’s good that I was so attached to him. An injury like the one I had.”
On the vertical increase in his power after the fourth set with Fritz:“It’s due to good preparation. I had the right intentions, I went into attacking tennis and that gave me a big lead down that straight. I had a good sense of what I was going to do at each point and a clear plan for it what I would follow and what I will avoid.”
On whether he felt people underestimated him in the second half of last season: “Okay, I haven’t had the best results, the second half of the year hasn’t been the best. There were a few things that held me back a bit, I’ve been in a very bad psychological position with the injury for the last 3-4 months, there was chaos in there It’s something I haven’t put much emphasis on compared to the previous months. I’m trying to avoid it and not think about it because I haven’t been through the best months. I’m happy with this change, I’m happy because I found my footprints and am in a good mental state to enjoy every moment.”
About his relationship with Medvedev: “It’s ok, things got better after the Laver Cup. We haven’t spoken to each other in the last two months but we are two rivals on the pitch fighting for the same dream.”
For Michaela Laki and the other kids competing in Australia: “I’m proud of these kids who are where they are and are trying with all their hearts to achieve their dreams. I met them, talked to them and spent some time. It’s fantastic that they are in the same place and can I was and “I came here as a junior a few years ago. They also have a vision that they want to achieve.”
Source: sport24
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Tennis
Svitolina will play fourth racquet match before start of Aus Open 2026
Ukraine’s first racket Elina Svitolina (WTA 14) became the “Opening Week” participant of the Australian Open 2026.
On January 14, 2026, the Ukrainian will play an exhibition match against Amanda Anisimova (USA, WTA 4) at the tournament’s main stadium, Rod Laver Arena.
The meeting will be held in the format of two standard sets as the deciding game and a super tiebreak up to 10 points.
There will also be four more exhibition matches: Elena Rybakina – Zheng Qingwen, Alexander Zverev – Lorenzo Musetti, Carlos Alcaraz – Alex de Minaur, Jannik Sinner – Felix Auger-Aliassime.
After the match between Svitolina and Anisimova, Rod Laver Arena will host the AO 1 Point Slam tournament, where tennis stars Iga Swiatek, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff, Naomi Osaka, Daniil Medvedev, Zheng Qingwen, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Jasmine Paolini will compete against amateurs.
Source: Sport UA
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Tennis
22-28.12 Schedule and results of matches between Ukrainians and Ukrainians at ITF tournaments
Sport.ua presents the schedule and results of matches of Ukrainian tennis players at the ITF World Tour tournaments from December 15 to 21
men
M15 Antalya (Türkiye – location), Antalya Series
Singles, elimination, first round
- Maxim Khlyvnyuk (Ukraine) – Ibrahim Yego (Kenya) – absent
- Filip Pavic (Kosovo) – Andrey Bilata (Ukraine) – without
Singles, qualifiers, second round
- Maxim Khlyvnyuk (Ukraine) – Stefanos Schinas (Greece, 15) – 23.12, at 10:00 at the latest
- Alexandru Balan (Canada, 6) – Andrey Bilata (Ukraine) – 23.12, 12:30 at the latest
Singles, first round
- TVA – Nikita Bilozertsev (Ukraine, 6) –TVA
- TVA – Ilya Biloborodko (Ukraine) –TVA
- TVA – Alexander Ovcharenko (Ukraine, 2) –TVA
Doubles, first round
- Dillon Beckles (USA) and Alexander Wagner (Austria) – Nikita Bilozertsev (Ukraine) and Alp Horoz (Türkiye) – TVA
- William Mirarchi (Italy) and Daniil Stepanov – Mihai Marinescu (Romania) and Alexander Ovcharenko (Ukraine, 4) –TVA
M15 Monastir (Tunisia – difficult), FTT by Magic Hotel Tours
Singles, elimination, first round
- Kazuki Nishiwaki (Japan, 6) – Arseniy Mironov (Ukraine) – 6:0, 6:0
Women
W15 Antalya (Türkiye – ground), Antalya Series
Singles, elimination, first round
- Anastasia Necule (Romania) – Yaroslava Sribnaya (Ukraine) –TVA
- Arina Yakusheva (Ukraine) – Naz Kaynak (Türkiye) – TVA
- Jamie Collinson (Australia) – Helen Grab (Ukraine) –TVA
- Serafima Vasilyeva (Ukraine) – Öykü Şahbaz (Ukraine) – none
Singles, qualifiers, second round
- Eva Galievskaya (Ukraine, 6) – Honoka Uchiyama (Japan) or Alisa Aksiyanova – TVA
- Serafima Vasilyeva (Ukraine) – Sabina Shaidullina or Ema Garayda (Czech Republic, 14) – TVA
Doubles, first round
- Asylzhan Arystanbekova (Kazakhstan) and Ingkar Dyusebay (Kazakhstan) – Sara Balan (Romania) and Eva Galievskaya (Ukraine) –TVA
- Nanari Katsumi (Romania) and Honoka Uchiyama (Japan) – Helen Grab (Ukraine) and Arina Yakusheva (Ukraine) –TVA
Source: Sport UA
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Tennis
The champion of the 2025 ATP Junior Final Tournament has been announced
20-year-old American tennis player Lerner Tien (ATP 28) Became the winner of the ATP 2025 Junior Final Tournament.
The Americans were defeated in the final of the competition held on indoor courts in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia). Alexander Blox (Belgium, ATP 116) 1 hour 1 minute.
Next Generation ATP Finals 2025. Final, December 21
Lerner Tien (AMERICA) [1] –Alexander Blox (Belgium) [2] – 4:3 (7:4), 4:2, 4:1
Tien played in the Next Generation finals for the second time. He lost to João Fonseca in the decisive match in 2024.
Lerner suffered one defeat, losing to Rafael Hodar in the first round of the group stage in Jeddah. He then defeated Blox as well as Martin Landaluse, Nikolay Budkov Kjaer and Nishesh Basavareddy.
Tien becomes the second Youth Finals champion after Brandon Nakashima – Nakashima won the Next Gen award in 2022.
Lerner Thien received $502,250 in prize money for his victory at the Next Gen ATP Finals 2025.
Photo gallery of the award ceremony
Source: Sport UA
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