Stefanos Tsitsipas suffered the worst season of his career in 2025, after poor form and injuries caused him to tumble down the rankings.
Tsitsipas’ poor run of form in 2025 meant he fell to a career ranking low of world number 34, which he hadn’t seen since he was 20 years old and emerging on the ATP Tour.
The Greek star won just two Grand Slam matches in the entirety of 2025 and he ended his ATP Tour season in September after losing to Joao Fonseca in the Davis Cup.
There have been plenty of reasons touted for Tsitsipas’ decline last season, but Mark Petchey has produced a statistic which proves just how far he has fallen.
Mark Petchey unearths startling Stefanos Tsitsipas statistic
Speaking on Sky Sports Tennis, Petchey expressed his concern for the Greek star following his worrying 22-18 record in 2025.
The British tennis coach and pundit suggested that his coaching and injury issues didn’t help the star as he fell down the rankings.
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“It’s been a very tricky 2025 for him, there have been a number of uncertainties, the coaching carousel, obviously, tried to move away from his dad for a little bit, went with Goran Ivanisevic, that didn’t work out well for Stef, he’s back with his dad, so a little bit of certainty there.
“The back being the major problem for him, only played 40 matches in 2025, he’s a guy who usually likes to play between 70 and 80 matches a year, so had he played a full season, he would probably still be residing in the top 20. So I think the ranking is a little bit deceptive at 36 right now.
Petchey then pointed toward Tsitsipas’ incredible fall in break points saved and converted when compared with his previous seasons.
| Year | Break points saved | Break points converted |
| 2023 | 70.9% | 38.4% |
| 2024 | 70.1% | 39.4% |
| 2025 | 63.0% | 34.8% |
“If you look at players’ careers, year on year, there may be a 1 or 2% shift at times. For Stef, in 2025, there was a seven percent drop.
“Was that the back, was that the doubts about the racket in the big moments that came to the fore? You can see that also corresponds to the break points converted for Tsitsipas, down at 34.8%, another 4% drop, that uncertainty was the big, big differential.
“Those numbers in 2023 and 2024, I can assure you, sit around the top 10 numbers with Sinner and Alcaraz, so that was a big drop off.”
Stefanos Tsitsipas starts 2026 in style after disappointing season
Tsitsipas’ extended break from tennis between September and January was designed so he could work on the recurring back issues which hindered him in 2025.
The star returned to action at the United Cup, where he is representing his nation alongside Maria Sakkari.
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The pair started in perfect fashion, by defeating Shintaro Mochizuki and Naomi Osaka, respectively, in singles action.
Tsitsipas and Sakkari returned to action for the doubles, too, where they swiftly dispatched Nao Hibino and Yasutaka Uchiyama in straight sets.
Tsitsipas and Sakkari will be back in action on 4 January, when they will face Billy Harris and Emma Raducanu of Great Britain.
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