Tsitsipas Refuses To Blame Team After Disappointing US Open Exit

| by Evita Mueller

The US Open proved less than enjoyable for Stefanos Tsitsipas once more as the Greek is out early after a disappointing loss.

Stefanos Tsitsipas played a final in his first Grand Slam of the year, but he won't be doing that at the last one. He's had well-documented struggles at the US Open, and they continued this year. He was facing Dominic Stricker in the second round of the last major of the season, and failed to replicate the level shown against Milos Raonic.

The Swiss player put up a great effort, so it was a combination of things that led to the defeat of Tsitsipas. The loss, though, is a tough one to swallow because he served for the match in the 4th set. It's unfortunate, but he took all the blame after the match.

By no means I'm supposed to put any blame on any people or any members of my team. Everything on court is under my control and under my talents, and the way I can play this sport are shown out on the court. If I'm not able to deliver, then I'm not supposed to be doing well.

That's what happened this summer. I was not good enough to deliver and score good results. I won't blame it on anything. It's just poor performance after Los Cabos. Had a tough transition to Toronto where I dealt with really bad jet lag that I never had such kind of experience on tour.

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Tsitsipas and Badosa have enjoyed the summer away from the courts, but neither is having a good time on the courts. He's at least playing while his partner is out for the year. She was there supporting him, but it didn't matter; as he put it, it was just not good enough.

Otherwise, the other two results, including the one today, I have no reason to say anything. It was just pure competition. My opponent showed better tennis than I did.

I want to congratulate him, because, you know, I consider myself a good player, and I don't want to be a person that can be beaten easily or I'm giving my opponents easy time on the court against me. I try to make it as hard as I can, and if it doesn't work, it doesn't work. I move on with my life. Hopefully I can get better in the future.

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