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The tennis professional disclosed he pondered ending his career due to severe back issues throughout the 2025 tennis year.

At 27 years old, the player once ranked as high as third globally, was a finalist to Novak Djokovic at both the 2021 French Open alongside the 2023 Australian Open.

Currently placed 36th in the world following minimal competition since his early exit in New York this past summer, he stated continuous medical care is finally showing encouraging progress.

"I'm most excited is to observe how my training holds up under actual training with regard to my injury," said Tsitsipas.

"My primary worry centered on if I could complete an encounter," the athlete continued, explaining the pain had troubled him "for the past six to eight months."

"I kept asking, 'Am I able to play another contest pain-free?'"

"I became truly frightened following the loss in Flushing Meadows [to Germany's Daniel Altmaier]. I could not to walk for 48 hours. That is the moment start reconsidering your career's future."

He also reported being content with the present treatment regimen after finishing an extended period of pre-season training completely pain-free.

He is scheduled to compete with the Greek team in the United Cup, where they face Naomi Osaka's Japan and the Great Britain squad captained by Raducanu. The competition will be held across Australian cities from 2 to 11 January, just before the Australian Open.

"The greatest victory next season is to stop worrying about finishing matches," he expressed.

"It provides fantastic feedback realizing you had an off-season in good health – I hope it continues. I want to deliver during the upcoming season and for the United Cup.

"I have done the work. The most important thing is complete faith in my ability to get back to my previous level. I will try all means to achieve that."