"I'm heading toward the right direction to play pain-free": Tsitsipas confident of ending elbow injury struggles ahead of Miami Open

Stefanos Tsitsipas dealt with elbow issues in Indian Wells but he revealed that it's doing much better ahead of the Miami Open where he played well last year.

The Miami event has generally been a better event for Tsitsipas in the past and he hopes to win a few more matches this year. It seems likely after he revealed that his elbow is feeling much better. Talking ahead of the event, Tsitsipas described the situation as trending in the right direction which would be playing pain-free:

"Everything is getting better and I'm heading toward the right direction. [I hope] to play pain-free and just be able to step out there and show something different than Indian Wells because Indian Wells was a big struggle... I hope I get to play with more of an element of fun on the court and not think too much about my arm."

Being healthy is something that is very important to him and he's not that will risk his health just to play tennis. Besides, playing tennis fully healthy is what makes him the happiest so that's always the goal:

"My health is the most important thing that I could have in tennis. When I'm feeling healthy, everything falls into place nicely. I'm enjoying myself on the court, I'm getting creative, I can mix up my game and I feel like nothing can go wrong. This is what my aim is for this tournament, to just play pain-free and see how my arm responds on these next few days."