Stefanos Tsitsipas has endured a difficult time over the course of the last two seasons.
The Greek player has fallen out of the top 20 as his struggles continue on court, and the coaching changes have not helped his cause.
Following an unsuccessful partnership, Tsitsipas split with coach Goran Ivanisevic, and welcomed his father Apostolos back to his team.
Tsitsipas is aiming to climb back up the rankings and be a top contender once again, but with Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz now leading the way, it is not getting any easier for the former top 10 player.
Stefanos Tsitsipas says how Carlos Alcaraz improved six months after their first match
Stefanos Tsitsipas had the task of playing against Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic when he arrived on the ATP Tour.
With Federer and Nadal retired and Djokovic no longer a dominant force, Tsitsipas felt he might have more opportunities to win top titles.
But Alcaraz and Sinner have now emerged as the leading players on tour, as they share nine Grand Slam titles between them.
Tsitsipas commented on the Spaniard and how quickly he improved physically following their epic five-set match at the 2021 US Open.
“What makes him so good is that he can play on every surface. I played him at the US Open a few years back and he was still someone who was a newcomer,” Tsitsipas told reporters at the US Open.
“There was not much that I knew about him and that US Open was his biggest first move on the Tour where we had a five set match on Ashe, and ever since I feel like he has constantly been improving and getting better at pretty much everything.
“I remember seeing him six months later after that match that we played here on Ashe, and I was really surprised at his physical transformation in six months and he has been developing ever since.
“I feel like his game has gotten better. His physicality has gotten better. He is not a boy anymore, he is a man.”
Has Stefanos Tsitsipas ever beaten Carlos Alcaraz?
Tsitsipas has played against Alcaraz on six occasions, and he has yet to defeat the world number two.
The last time he claimed a set off Alcaraz was in the 2022 Barcelona Open quarterfinals, and the pair have played four times since.
Four of these meetings have taken place on clay, while their first two matches were played on hard courts.
Tsitsipas and Alcaraz have not played one another since the 2024 French Open quarterfinals. They are both competing at the US Open, but they cannot face one another until the final.
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