Tsitsipas Reveals His Ambitions for the Madrid Masters 1000: "My Goal Is to Reach the Semifinals"

{"screen":{"name":"news","tab":"scores","params":{"p1":"news","p2":"k7u0","get":{}},"path":"/news/k7u0","uri":"https://next.tennistemple.com/en-ca/news/k7u0"},"hash":null,"modal":null,"localeUri":"en-ca","locale":"en-ca","news":{"k7u0":{"id":"k7u0","user":1087529,"time":1745583612,"updated":1745583612,"video":0,"lang":"fr","body":"Stefanos Tsitsipas is aiming to perform well again on clay. The Greek player, who dropped out of the top 15 for the first time since 2018 after the first two clay tournaments of 2025, hopes to post strong results leading up to Roland-Garros. \n\nDefeated in the quarterfinals by Lorenzo Musetti in Monte-Carlo while defending his title, Tsitsipas had no better luck in Barcelona, where he was also defending finalist points. Hampered by a back injury, he retired against Arthur Fils in the quarterfinals after just two games. \n\nFacing Jan-Lennard Struff in his opening match at the Madrid Masters 1000, the 2021 Roland-Garros finalist has set a goal for the tournament in the Spanish capital. He could potentially meet Musetti again in the next round if both players successfully navigate their second-round matches. \n\n\"Given how things have progressed and improved over the last few days, I'm happy with the progress made. Barcelona wasn’t a great experience for me, but arriving in Madrid, I feel ready and will be prepared before the tournament starts. \n\nMy goal is to reach the semifinals, which is probably my standard target for a Masters 1000. I love playing on clay—it’s the surface that brought me the most success last year. As for fitness, staying healthy is the most important thing for Madrid,\" he told Tennis World Italia.","author_id":1087529,"author_name":"Adrien Guyot","author_login":"Adrien Guyot","author_logo":null,"type":"flash","image":"mEi7.jpg","imageUrl":"https://cdn.tennistemple.com/images/upload/bank/mEi7.jpg","views":{"app":"1136","recent":"309","total":"4244","web":"3108","hourly":"309","hour":"309"},"cached":1745636916557,"linked":[{"type":"players","id":"4295"},{"type":"games","id":"9418323"},{"type":"competitions","id":"84568"}],"title":"Tsitsipas Reveals His Ambitions for the Madrid Masters 1000: \"My Goal Is to Reach the Semifinals\" "}},"competitions":{"84568":{"id":"84568","parent":"178","site_id":"61","name":"Mutua Madrid Open","city":"Madrid","country":"ESP","background":"","logo":"Mutua_Madrid_Open_Madrid_81.png","draw_size":128,"importance":90,"indoor":0,"week":18,"year":2025,"surface":"clay","surface_color":0,"category":"ATP Masters 1000","time_start":1745359200,"time_end":1746395999,"qualif_start":1745186400,"qualif_draw_size":48,"qualif_rounds":2,"prizemoney":8055385,"currency":"EUR","winner":0,"gender":"men","type":"draw","cached":1745636602415}},"sites":{"61":{"id":"61","name":"Caja Mágica","city_id":"299","city_name":"Madrid","country_code":"ESP","city_timezone":"Europe/Madrid","weather":{"code":29,"temp":14,"wind":22,"humidity":64},"cached":1745636216724}},"games":{"9418323":{"id":"9418323","p1_id":"4295","p2_id":"2844","p1_seed":17,"status":"toplay","competition_id":"84568","round":2,"prediction_points":1,"prediction_odd":2,"cached":1745625663433,"odds":[{"p1":"1.23","p2":"3.65"}]}},"players":{"2844":{"id":"2844","name":"Struff","first_name":"Jan-Lennard","country":"GER","gender":"male","rank":79,"liveRank":86,"updated":1745590179,"photo":"Jan-Lennard-Struff-92.jpg","cached":1745625733299},"4295":{"id":"4295","name":"Tsitsipas","first_name":"Stefanos","country":"GRE","gender":"male","rank":18,"liveRank":18,"updated":1745590179,"photo":"Stefanos-Tsitsipas-64.jpg","cached":1745625711217}},"schedules":{"263561":{"id":"263561","game_id":"9418323","time":1745676000,"day":"2025-04-26","site_id":61,"court":3,"court_name":"Stadium 3","court_order":3,"order":4,"type":1,"status":"","first":1,"last":1,"cached":1745625663433}},"topics":{}}