'In light of recent reports': Stefanos Tsitsipas provides encouraging health update

Greece’s tennis star Stefanos Tsitsipas has posted an update about important information regarding his fitness. The 27-year-old is going through a difficult campaign, which has been marred by poor performance as well as fitness concerns.

The injury concern has been related to a back injury, which has been causing him a lot of concern in the recent past. A few days back, Greek media outlet Tennis 24 reported that Tsitsipas had gone through a lower back injury. The report stated that while the surgery was successful, it is not clear whether Tsitsipas will be able to recover in time for the upcoming Six Kings Slam, as, reportedly, his recovery will take between two and six weeks.

“Stefanos Tsitsipas underwent lower back surgery on Thursday afternoon, in order to address the problem that has been plaguing him lately,” the report said. “Specifically, the top Greek tennis player underwent a colectomy, which was causing him intense pain and difficulties in matches and training. Although the surgery is considered successful, it remains unknown when Tsitsipas will return to the courts. Depending on the healing process and his body’s response, the period of recovery could range from two to six weeks.”

The second edition of the multi-million dollar exhibition event will be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in mid-October. The other five participants will be world number one Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz, defending champions and world number two Jannik Sinner, Serbia’s legendary tennis star Novak Djokovic, Germany’s Alexander Zverev and America’s Taylor Fritz. Zverev was not originally drafted in the competition but replaced Britain’s number one, Jack Draper, who had to end his season early because of an arm injury.

Now, Tsitsipas has provided an interesting update about his fitness. The two-time Grand Slam runner-up wrote a post on social media where he stated that reports about his surgery are not correct. “Dear friends and supporters, in light of recent reports, I would like to clarify that I have not undergone back surgery and I am doing well,” wrote Tsitsipas on his Instagram. “I am deeply grateful for your kind messages and continued support. Your concern means a great deal to me.”

Some encouraging news

The back injury has caused a lot of trouble for Tsitsipas this year, as he has featured in 40 matches in 2025, where he managed to win just 22 and suffered 18 defeats in the process, which is the lowest win percentage Tsitsipas has managed to register ever since he turned pro in 2016 and played more than 15 matches.

Earlier this year, Tsitsipas was forced to retire from the first round of Wimbledon against France’s Valentin Royer because of a back injury. The final score of the match was 6-3, 6-2. That match led Tsitsipas to face severe criticism from his former coach Goran Ivanisevic as well, who, while speaking to Serbian media, stated that he never saw a more underprepared player in his life.

“It’s a really simple situation,” said Ivanisevic back in July. “It’s simple and it’s not simple. I’ve talked to him many times. If he solves some things outside of tennis then he has a chance of being back where he belongs. He’s too good a player to be out of the Top 10. If not, then he has no chance. My duty is to fix some technical things on the court, that’s the easiest thing. This other stuff, he has to fix on his own. The desire is there, but he does nothing to improve things. It’s all ‘I want it, I want it’ but I don’t see any progress. He has to find a solution for his back issue. I was shocked. I’ve never seen such a poorly prepared player in my life. Me, at my age and with this bad knee, I’m three times in better shape than him. I'm not sure what he was doing in the previous 12 months, but his current shape is very poor.”