Tsitsipas: "In Greece, we have the evil eye to avoid bad luck"

Stefanos Tsitsipas made statements before his match in Cincinnati, referring to his back problem. The Greek tennis player has started preparing for the tournament, where he will face either Fabian Marozsan or Colton Smith. The winner will play in the third round against Lorenzo Musetti, if he qualifies.

Tsitsipas stated that he has solved his back problem but did not want to reveal how, in order to avoid "jinxing" it. He mentioned that he changed some things in his preparation and in the way he thinks, in order to avoid similar problems. He also mentioned that he had been under a lot of stress in the last two years, which was not helpful.

"I don't want to talk too much about it because in Greece we have the 'evil eye' to avoid bad luck," Tsitsipas stated.