By Richard Pagliaro | Friday, October 31, 2025
Photo: Matthew Calvis
Stefanos Tsitsipas won’t be making a tennis homecoming next week.
Tsitsipas has officially withdrawn from next week’s Athens Open effectively ending his 2025 season.
There will still be a Tsitsipas presence in the draw: Brother Pavlos Tsitsipas has a wild card in qualifying and is scheduled to play Saturday against Shintaro Mochizuki.
The king of the Grand Slam is the leader in Athens. Lorenzo Musetti, looking to secure the final spot in the ATP Finals, is second. Italian Luciano Darderi is third and American Brandon Nakashima is fourth. Stan Wawrinka has received a wild card into the main draw.
Here’s a full look The draw of Athens.
The 27-year-old Tsitsipas lost to Daniel Altmaier in a punishing five-set match in the second round of the US Open.
After Flushing Meadows, Tsitsipas represented Greece in Davis Cup play defeating Thiago Seyboth Wild before losing to Joao Fonseca 4-6, 6-3, 5-7.
So I’m entering the Halloween party. pic.twitter.com/eVxlXRXARy
— Stefanos Tsitsipas (@steftsitsipas) October 31, 2025
Tsitsipas, who failed to reach the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time this season, underwent hernia surgery in Greece in September and although he played the Six Kings Slam, he has also been bothered by a back problem.
