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Tennis โ ATP Finals โ The O2, London, Britain โ November 17, 2020 Greeceโs Stefanos Tsitsipas in action during his group stage match against Russiaโs Andrey Rublev Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs

Reuters
Tennis โ ATP Finals โ The O2, London, Britain โ November 17, 2020 Greeceโs Stefanos Tsitsipas in action during his group stage match against Russiaโs Andrey Rublev Action Images via Reuters/Paul Childs
Stefanos Tsitsipas is sweating it out in his pre-season training block and a fan handle on Twitter has shared a series of clips showing the long-haired Greek going through the paces and getting into the groove ahead of what will be a fiercely competitive and unforgiving menโs Tour.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas has modified his landing after service to reduce stress on his legs
The sequence of footage also bears evidence of how the Green tennis star has worked on the finer nuances of his game. He has brought certain technical adjustments to his tennis to reduce stress on his body and be even more effective and deadly on the court.
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Quick video thread thanks to our dear Alkistis in Dubai! ๐โฌ๏ธ
First, some serious progress on Stefโs landing after a serve. We saw it over the previous days and from this point of view it seems that itโs much cleaner, not falling on his left side anymore. Thatโs good! ๐ช pic.twitter.com/alaL0CyQ7V
โ ๐ฌ๐ท ๐ง๐๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฌ๐ท (@Tsitsifam) January 9, 2021
Tsitsipas suffered a leg injury during the season-ending ATP Finals event last year and checked into a London physiotherapy clinic for recovery and rehabilitation.
And, in perhaps, a conscious effort to reduce stress on his limbs, the Greek has worked on effecting a softer landing on his feet after delivering a serve.ย
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From the evidence of the slight change in his service action now, he is clearly going through the body mechanics a lot more smoothly and is not falling on his left side as he did earlier.
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Casual warmup, RF style ๐ pic.twitter.com/3tKe3nc4qx
โ ๐ฌ๐ท ๐ง๐๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฌ๐ท (@Tsitsifam) January 9, 2021
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Tsitsipas does casual warm-up ala Roger Federer
Another clip shows the World Number 6 doing a casual warm-up drill. He looks in no apparent discomfort in the way he moves into a trigger point to unleash his trademark forehands. It should leave his fans in no doubt that his limbs are fine fettle ahead of the new season.
A casual warm-up has also been a familiar training routine for Roger Federer, and one could call it a snatch out of the Swiss starโs manual.
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A third clip shows Tsitsipas practicing his volleys. While players are wary not to give too much away tactically during training blocks, the Greek star could look to attack the net a lot more in the new season and close out games quicker in a bid to give himself more time to recover.
Some volleying as well. pic.twitter.com/Hh85s4OnFF
โ ๐ฌ๐ท ๐ง๐๐ถ๐๐๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฌ๐ท (@Tsitsifam) January 9, 2021
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Tsitsipas perfecting a new art ahead of 2021 season
The next clip shows the 2019 ATP Finals champion trying to slide into position for his groundstrokes. Itโs an art that he has still not perfected, but one could see a lot more of it in the upcoming season if the evidence of the footage is anything to go by.
Another shows the Greek star practicing his groundstrokes wearing a cap with the initials โSTโ. Is he going the Federer way again? One wonders.
Read More: Andy Roddick Reveals What is Stopping Stefanos Tsitsipas From Making a Grand Slam Breakthrough
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The final clip on the Twitter thread shows his younger brother, Petros Tsitsipas, also a professional tennis player who achieved a career-high singles ranking of 960 on January 4, doing some practicing of his own on a hard court.
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