🔗 Share this article Stefanos Tsitsipas Contemplated Retirement During Injury-Plagued 2025 Season The athlete entered the previous US Open as the 26th seed. The tennis professional disclosed he thought about ending his career due to severe spinal pain during the 2025 tennis year. The 27-year-old, who has reached a career-high ranking of world number three, finished as runner-up to Novak Djokovic at both the 2021 French Open and the 2023 Australian Open. Now ranked as the world's 36th best player after a limited schedule post a early exit in New York this past summer, Tsitsipas indicated continuous medical care is finally showing positive results. "I'm most excited is to observe how my body holds up under actual training with regard to my injury," commented Tsitsipas. "The biggest fear centered on if I could complete a match," he added, explaining the pain plagued him "over the last half a year or more." "I would wonder, 'Am I able to play in another match without discomfort?'" "It was genuinely scary following the loss at the US Open [to Germany's Daniel Altmaier]. I could not to move for two days. That is the moment start reconsidering your career's future." Tsitsipas further mentioned being content with the present treatment regimen after finishing five weeks of pre-season training completely pain-free. His next appearance for Greece at the team event, drawn against Naomi Osaka's Japan and the Great Britain squad led by Emma Raducanu. The tournament takes place across Australian cities in early January, the week preceding the Australian Open. "My main goal next season is to stop worrying over completing bouts," he stated. "It is incredibly encouraging realizing you completed a pre-season in good health – I hope it continues. I want to deliver during the upcoming season and for the United Cup. "I have done the work. The crucial element is complete faith that I can return to where I was. I will try all means to make it happen."