The fourth seed was eliminated from the hardcourt Major at Flushing Meadows on Tuesday after an unexpected defeat to Colombian qualifier Daniel Galan. World No. 94 Galan stunned the Greek sensation 6-0, 6-1, 3-6, 7-5 to advance to the second round for the first time at the US Open.
In light of this, The Greek acknowledged his poor performance in a conversation with the ATP Tour following his defeat.
Although he claimed to be well-prepared and to have the momentum on his side, he did confess that he was a “little tense” before the match.
Tsitsipas, who has never advanced to the second week of the US Open, added that he believes he needs to “work on his negative thoughts” in order to prevent them from taking over his mind
“It just didn’t go as planned, sometimes you just need to let it go, you don’t need to overthink it”- Stefanos Tsitsipas
In the same interview, Stefanos Tsitsipas stated that his performance at the US Open “didn’t go as planned” and that it is sometimes preferable to let go of things. He added that it was “difficult” to do so because it’s hard to miss a good opportunity, referring to his chances of becoming World No. 1.
However, the Greek said that he will continue to make an effort to increase his ranking with the aim of ending the year among the top-3.
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