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-in/news/k7u0"},"hash":null,"modal":null,"localeUri":"en-in","locale":"en-in","news":{"k7u0":{"id":"k7u0","user":1087529,"time":1745583612,"updated":1745583612,"video":0,"lang":"fr","body":"Stefanos Tsitsipas wants 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 in 2025, hopes to achieve good results before Roland-Garros. \n\nDefeated in the quarter-finals by Lorenzo Musetti in Monte-Carlo while defending his title, Tsitsipas didn’t have better luck in Barcelona, where he was defending his runner-up points. Hampered by a back injury, he retired against Arthur Fils in the quarter-finals 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 this tournament in the Spanish capital. He could potentially face Musetti again in the next round if both players successfully navigate their second-round matches. \n\n\"Given how things have progressed and improved in recent days, I’m happy with the progress made. Barcelona wasn’t a great experience for me, but coming to 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":"1129","recent":"382","total":"4203","web":"3074","hourly":"382","hour":"382"},"cached":1745634779161,"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":1745634500279}},"sites":{"61":{"id":"61","name":"Caja Mágica","city_id":"299","city_name":"Madrid","country_code":"ESP","city_timezone":"Europe/Madrid","weather":{"code":31,"temp":14,"wind":19,"humidity":63},"cached":1745634347084}},"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":{}}