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The tennis professional disclosed he thought about ending his career because of severe spinal pain throughout the season.

The 27-year-old, who has reached a career-high ranking of world number three, finished as runner-up to Novak Djokovic at both the 2021 French Open and the 2023 Australian Open.

Currently placed 36th in the world after a limited schedule since his early exit at the US Open in August, he stated continuous medical care has begun yielding positive results.

"My greatest anticipation is to observe how my body responds during actual training concerning my injury," said Tsitsipas.

"My primary worry centered on if I was able to finish an encounter," the athlete continued, noting the injury had troubled him "over the last six to eight months."

"I kept asking, 'Can I compete another contest without discomfort?'"

"It was genuinely scary after the defeat in Flushing Meadows [to Germany's Daniel Altmaier]. I could not to walk for 48 hours. That's when you begin to question the path ahead."

Tsitsipas further mentioned satisfaction regarding the present treatment regimen after finishing five weeks of off-season preparation without any pain.

His next appearance with the Greek team at the team event, where they face Team Japan led by Osaka and the Great Britain squad led by Emma Raducanu. The tournament takes place in Perth and Sydney from 2 to 11 January, the week preceding the Australian Open.

"The greatest victory next season is to not have concerns about finishing matches," he expressed.

"It provides fantastic feedback realizing you had a pre-season without pain – I hope it continues. I want to deliver during the upcoming season and for the team championship.

"The effort is invested. The most important thing is complete faith that I can return to where I was. I will attempt everything to make it happen."