'You can tell he's short on confidence': Nightmare continues for 'struggling' Tsitsipas, days out from US Open

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There are no signs of Stefanos Tsitsipas' woes ending anytime soon, as he crashed out of the Winston-Salem Open as the top seed.

The last time the 27-year-old has won two consecutive matches was in Barcelona back in April. He has reached the quarter-final stage at a minimum on four occasions in 2025, with one title to his name in Dubai.

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Tsitsipas, who has slid down to world No.28 in the rankings, endured a fresh blow in an ATP 250 lead-up event to the US Open, suffering a 3-6, 2-6 loss to China's Yunchaokete Bu in the opening round of Winston-Salem.

After the two players shook hands at the net, the match commentator stated that Tsitsipas is "short on confidence" and that it's "back to the drawing board" for the former world No.3 and two-time major finalist.

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Before the commencement of the Toronto Masters, Tsitsipas announced he had rehired his father, Apostolos, as coach.

The pair split at the conclusion of the 2024 Montreal Masters after the Greek star told his dad to leave his player box mid-match in his loss to Kei Nishikori.

After last month's Wimbledon campaign, where Tsitsipas retired during his first round match due to a back injury, he parted ways with Novak Djokovic's ex-coach, Goran Ivanišević.

Bu, who notched his first top 50 win of the year, ends a six-month drought for back-to-back victories.

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