Tsitsipas reveals his ambitions for the Madrid Masters 1000: "My goal is to reach the semi-finals"

{"screen":{"name":"news","tab":"scores","params":{"p1":"news","p2":"k7u0","get":{}},"path":"/news/k7u0","uri":"https://next.tennistemple.com/en-gb/news/k7u0"},"hash":null,"modal":null,"localeUri":"en-gb","locale":"en-gb","news":{"k7u0":{"id":"k7u0","user":1087529,"time":1745583612,"updated":1745583612,"video":0,"lang":"fr","body":"Stefanos Tsitsipas is aiming to perform well on clay once again. 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 achieve strong results ahead of Roland-Garros. \n\nDefeated in the quarter-finals by Lorenzo Musetti in Monte-Carlo, where he was the defending champion, Tsitsipas had no better luck in Barcelona, where he was defending points from his previous final run. Hampered by a back injury, he retired against Arthur Fils in the quarter-finals after just two games. \n\nSet to face Jan-Lennard Struff in his opening match at the Madrid Masters 1000, the 2021 Roland-Garros finalist has set a target for the tournament in the Spanish capital. He could potentially meet Musetti again in the next round if both players navigate their second-round matches successfully. \n\n\"Given how things have progressed and improved in recent days, I'm pleased 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 semi-finals, 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":"1171","recent":"444","total":"4626","web":"3455","hourly":"444","hour":"444"},"cached":1745650401547,"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 semi-finals\" "}},"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":1745647414986}},"sites":{"61":{"id":"61","name":"Caja Mágica","city_id":"299","city_name":"Madrid","country_code":"ESP","city_timezone":"Europe/Madrid","weather":{"code":32,"temp":12,"wind":7,"humidity":71},"cached":1745647369485}},"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":{}}