Stefanos Tsitsipas produced one of his best performances in recent memory to defeat Alex de Minaur on Saturday.
The former world number three played an exceptional match throughout, beating the Australian world number six 6-3, 7-6.
Tsitsipas endured a torrid 2025 season during which he dealt with an unsavoury coaching partnership with Goran Ivanisevic, injury issues, and a significant fall down the rankings.
The Greek star’s form has most definitely improved at the start of this year, yet he now finds himself ranked outside the world’s top 50.
Ahead of his fourth round match against French star Arthur Fils – who recently hired Goran Ivanisevic – Tsitsipas discussed his current ranking situation.
Stefanos Tsitsipas says he is not checking his ranking anymore
Speaking about his ranking to Dutch broadcaster Ziggo Sport, Tsitsipas said: “Well, right now, honestly, it does not matter.
“Why am I saying this? Because when you’re at a certain ranking, you’re used to something else, and you find yourself in the 50s.
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“Whether you’re 50 or 60 at this point, it doesn’t really matter. I’m not even checking the ranking anymore; it’s probably going to matter more when I start getting into top 20 again. Then I might start being more conscious and more caring about my status there.
The interviewer then responded: “Trust me, I’ve heard other players say about your ranking that they’re quite disappointed that you’re so low because they’re afraid of having to face you early on.”
Tsitsipas replied: “You know, I was thinking that it kind of sucks that I get to be so low ranked in tournaments because I’m not seeded anymore.
“Soon you know I guess I will have to play a few more 250s to try and improve my ranking or do really well in this type of tournament. So I thought about that. How tough it might be for me at the moment.
“But also, it all instantly changed when I thought, ‘oh, the guys that are high-ranked right now they’re gonna have to face me early rounds.’ Which actually sucks for them as well as not as good of a feeling.
“My ranking I don’t feel kind of represents my level right now. But again, I have to build it myself. I’m not waiting for anyone to give it to me or hand it to me. This is something that I’m worthy of or not.”
When will Stefanos Tsitsipas play Arthur Fils?
If you are living in the UK, you can tune into Tsitsipas’ clash with Fils at 12:30 am GMT.
For those living on the east coast of America, you will be able to watched the match from 8:30pm.
For those on the Australian east coast, live coverage will begin at 10:30 am on Monday.
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After troubling rainfall during the early stages of the tournament, the weather conditions appear to have calmed.
The temperature is expected to be 23 degrees Celsius for Tsitsipas and Fils’ contest, with no rain expected.
