Tsitsipas hopes to be 100% at Australian Open

World number four Stefanos Tsitsipas is hopeful he will be “performing at 100% at the Australian Open”. Greece’s Tsitsipas was beaten 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 6-3 by Argentine Diego Schwartzman at the ATP Cup in Sydney in his first singles match since elbow surgery. Tsitsipas, 23, was “in a lot of pain” after playing in the […]

World number four Stefanos Tsitsipas is hopeful he will be “performing at 100% at the Australian Open”.

Greece’s Tsitsipas was beaten 6-7 (5-7) 6-3 6-3 by Argentine Diego Schwartzman at the ATP Cup in Sydney in his first singles match since elbow surgery.

Tsitsipas, 23, was “in a lot of pain” after playing in the doubles on Saturday, but after Monday’s loss he was only “in a little bit of pain”.

The Australian Open starts on 17 January in Melbourne.

Tsitsipas won the first set against Schwartzman before the 29-year-old rallied to win the match and secure victory for Argentina.