Tsitsipas gets ‘in touch with the game’ to set Ruud showdown in Madrid

A informacao chegou e merece atencao. Stefanos Fantasy">Tsitsipas cited a strong sense of on-court joy as one of the reasons behind his Monday march past Daniel Merida to the fourth round at the Mutua Madrid Open .

Importante mencionar que The former No. 3 player in the PIF ATP Rankings ended hometown favourite Merida’s run with a 6-4, 6-2 victory at the clay ATP Masters 1000 event. Tsitsipas, who is trying to rediscover his best form and work his way back up the rankings from his current position of World No.

80, converted three out of four break points he earned against Merida, according to Infosys ATP Stats. Feeling at home on the hallowed red dirt 🧱 @stefanos becomes the fourth man to record 100 clay wins in this decade! @MutuaMadridOpen | #MMOPEN pic.twitter.com/AGDjHfIQHi — ATP Tour (@atptour) April 27, 2026 “When you are playing matches like that, where you are fighting and in a good mindset and constantly looking and searching for opportunities, you feel like the joy of the game on its own allows you to feel fulfilled already when you're on the court,” the Greek said. “These types of moments, [regardless] of the actual result, I feel like they teach me a lot. Fique de olho nas proximas publicacoes.