Stefanos Tsitsipas may be one of the most talented players on the ATP Tour, but he will quickly want to forget that this year.

Even good players have bad years. Tsitsipas has been a very consistent player since he broke out in 2018 when he finished the year ranked 15th in the world, ending the season by winning the ATP Next Gen Finals.

Little did he know that the following year he would reach the “real” ATP Finals and even lift the trophy at the end of the tournament. The Greek player was the sixth seed, but he came out of the round robin stage and won the next two matches to win the ATP Finals on his debut.

Since then, he has qualified every year for the end-of-year championship. Unfortunately for him, he has only managed to win two more matches since his first triumph, as he has also been forced to withdraw from the tournament twice in the last four editions.

Still, just reaching the ATP Finals is success for many players, and for someone like Tsitsipas, who hasn’t finished a year lower than sixth place since 2019, reaching the final of the ATP is certainly a clear goal every season.

This year, however, he did not come to Turin. Tsitsipas finished 11th in the 2024 ATP race with 3,165 points, 580 points behind ninth-ranked Alex de Minaur, who was the last player to qualify, thanks to Novak Djokovic’s withdrawal.

Tsitsipas likes to share his thoughts on social media, and like many of his colleagues, he reflected on the 2024 season in a social media post while on vacation with his girlfriend, Paula Badosa.

In the post, the 26-year-old Greek player admitted that not making the ATP Finals this year was a humiliating experience for him, especially since he has participated in the competition for five consecutive years.

“Not making the ATP Finals this year was a humbling experience, one that taught me the value of resilience and perspective. I’m striving to achieve this, but I’ve learned that the perfection doesn’t exist in me, and that’s okay.”

“As much as you want it, it doesn’t come by just thinking about it. The real difference is execution and consistency of effort.”

Tsitsipas is aware that the 2024 season has not been ideal for him. He won just 45 games, which was by far his lowest mark since 2016, with the exception of the COVID-hit season, where he finished the year ranked 210th.

That’s why he probably wants to make changes to the way he does things, and one of those changes was dismiss his father Apostolos from the position of coach.

“Change is not necessarily a bad thing. It is a process that requires patience and commitment. Even if the results do not show immediately. I am confident that these changes will take me to where I want to go.”