"I'm not very frustrated" - Tsitsipas after Indian Wells early exit

Stefanos Tsitsipas got beaten by Jenson Brooksby in Indian Wells but the Greek playing is not frustrated by the defeat.

Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas exited the ATP Masters at Indian Wells, but said he no longer gets too bothered by defeats - after battling severe elbow pain last season, simply competing at a high level on a tennis court is his "biggest happiness".

The pain in Tsitsipas's elbow was so bad last year that the French Open runner-up considered walking away from tennis altogether, but after successful surgery, he has once again had deep runs in 2022. After this match, he said:

"Honestly, I'm not very frustrated. My arm is good. I'm happy I'm on the court playing. I'm happy I'm competing. I'm motivated. I want to achieve things this year. I'll see where I can bring that, where I can reach.
I really hope I can do well in big tournaments. But of course with the things that I've had before, I'm much more appreciative. I don't see any negative sides to anything."

He further said:

"There's a side where I'm playing, it's way better than I would ever have thought," Tsitsipas said, summing up his 2022 season so far.

"The fact that I'm playing on court, it brings me the biggest happiness and joy for a very long time, having suffered with chronic elbow problems."