Stefanos Tsitsipas will compete against Jordan Thompson in the first round in Indian Wells. Unfortunately, the Greek sensation revealed that he is still struggling with his shoulder injury, and is not really confident about his chances in the desert. In the meantime, Stefanos tries to keep a positive attitude by having some fun with his coach, Mark Philippoussis, playing soccer.
Here is the video.
Stef now playing football instead of tennis!😔💪🤍 pic.twitter.com/Va2K8KjKRm
— Tsitsidaily🇬🇷🇺🇦 (@tsitsidaily) March 9, 2023
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2023
Currently ranked no.3 (career-high), Tsitsipas played his last match on the 16th of February when he was overcome by world no.13 Jannik Sinner 6-4 6-3 in the 2nd round in Rotterdam (draw).
At present, during this year the Greek owns an overall 13-2 win-loss record. Stefanos Tsitsipas’s best result of the current year was getting to the final at the Australian Open.
Tsitsipas will play next in Miami (Miami Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 22nd of March.
Thompson in Indian Wells, ranking, and results in 2023
Ranked no.87, Jordan has a 8-5 record in 2023. Thompson is now having a run in Indian Wells where he beat the world no.210 Gael Monfils 6-3 6-1.
Jordan Thompson will square off with the world no.3 Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 2nd round. Their actual record is 2-0 for Tsitsipas.
The Australian has won 1 title in 2023 in the Rome Challenger.
Thompson is expected to play next in Miami (Miami Open). He is currently an alternate. The main draw will start on the 22nd of March.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Jordan Thompson fought against each other just on 2 occasions. Their actual record is 2-0 for Tsitsipas. Previously, the last time they played, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 6-2 6-3 7-5 in the 2nd round in London (Wimbledon) in June 2022.
