World number three Stefanos Tsitsipas said he does not expect to put up much of a fight at Indian Wells or the Miami Open as he continues to nurse a shoulder injury he suffered earlier in the year.
"I am still in recovery and I won't be pretending ... that I have chances of doing well in these next two tournaments, because that would be wrong," he said bluntly at a press conference on Wednesday.
"I haven't said it a lot of times in my career but I don't think I will be capable of going deep. The main priority is getting my body ready and fixed for the clay court swing." Asked why he did not simply withdraw from the Masters 1000 events at Indian Wells and the Miami Open, which together comprise the "Sunshine Double," he said he felt compelled to compete.The 24-year-old Greek started the year on a high when he reached his first Australian Open final in January but said he had injured the shoulder soon after leaving Melbourne.
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