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Tsitsipas says improved fitness is driving push for 2027 Grand Slam seeding
Stefanos Tsitsipas says he is no longer limited by the physical problems that hurt his ranking and confidence last year.
The Greek player is ranked No.
43 and is playing at the ATP 250 event in Almaty, Kazakhstan.
He is adding tournaments this autumn to collect ranking points and finish the season strongly.
A higher ranking could help him earn a seed at the 2027 Grand Slams, where seeded players avoid some top-ranked opponents in the early rounds.
Tsitsipas says he believes he can return to the top and expects next season to feel different from this one, when he was trying to climb back up.
His next match is against American Aleksandar Kovacevic; the winner will play Kazakh wildcard Mikhail Kukushkin.
Stefanos Tsitsipas says improved fitness is allowing him to play more often as he seeks a ranking that would earn him seeding at the 2027 Grand Slam tournaments.
The Greek player said physical problems last year hurt his ranking and confidence.
He is ranked No. 43 and is seeded No. 7 at the Almaty ATP 250.
Tsitsipas said he is playing more tournaments this autumn to build ranking points and finish the season strongly.
He credited new team member Thomas Perrin with bringing calmness to his team.
- Who
- Stefanos Tsitsipas, the Greek tennis player.
- What
- He says improved fitness is driving his effort to earn Grand Slam seeding in 2027.
- When
- He spoke on Sunday and is increasing his tournament schedule this autumn.
- Where
- At the Almaty ATP 250.
- Why
- He wants to accumulate ranking points, finish the season strongly and avoid facing top players in early Grand Slam rounds.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Tsitsipas reached the final of the event, then held in Astana, and lost to Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-4.
Tsitsipas won the Gstaad title and has been getting back on track since the second half of the year.
He said his body no longer limits how much he can play and explained that he is adding tournaments this autumn.
- Current ranking
- No. 43
- Almaty ATP 250 seeding
- No. 7
- 2027 goal
- Grand Slam seeding
- Gstaad
- Tsitsipas won the title this season
- Next opponent
- Aleksandar Kovacevic, of the United States
What people are saying
Last year, I didn’t have a healthy body, and it affected my ranking and my confidence
I know I can get back to the top. I genuinely believe that.
I want to close the season strongly in order to be seeded at the Grand Slams and avoid big names in the early rounds of the big tournaments.
Thomas brings calmness to the team, and that’s what I need.