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             Stefanos Tsitsipas looks on during his match                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\"><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Australian Open finalist Arnaud Clement thinks Stefanos Tsitsipas needs to do \u201csome serious soul-searching\u201d after his opening round exit at the 2026 Monte Carlo Masters.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/stefanos-tsitsipas-rankings-drop-monte-carlo-masters-2026\">Tsitsipas struggled in a 7-5, 6-4 loss to world No 19 Francisco Cerundolo<\/a> at the clay-court Masters 1000 tournament on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The Greek was a champion in Monte Carlo in 2021, 2022 and 2024, and he had not lost before the quarter-finals at the prestigious event since 2019, while he had never previously fallen in the first round.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old holds a 11-8 record in 2026 (9-8 excluding Davis Cup matches) after an underwhelming start to the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Tsitsipas was ranked eighth a year ago, but after his early exit in Monte Carlo, he has dropped to 64th in the Live ATP Rankings \u2014 his lowest position in eight years.<\/p>\n<p>He reached a career-high ranking of world No 3 in August 2021, while he is a two-time Grand Slam runner-up (2021 French Open and 2023 Australian Open).<\/p>\n<h2>More Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/carlos-alcaraz-surprised-jannik-sinner-stefanos-tsitsipas-alex-eala-novak-djokovic\"><strong>Alcaraz \u2018surprised\u2019 by Sinner as he issues complaint, Tsitsipas\u2019 rankings collapse, Eala\u2019s next opponent, Djokovic warned<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/juan-carlos-ferrero-what-carlos-alcaraz-needs-to-do-become-goat\"><strong>Juan Carlos Ferrero tells Carlos Alcaraz what he \u2018needs to do\u2019 to become the GOAT<\/strong> <\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on Eurosport France, Clement described Tsitsipas\u2019 performance in Monte Carlo as \u201cquite disappointing and rather disastrous at times.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat stands out is Stefanos Tsitsipas\u2019 inability to find his form,\u201d said Clement (translated from French).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve known he\u2019s been struggling for a long time, and we saw the quality of the match, which was quite disappointing and rather disastrous at times.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut we were thinking, \u2018Isn\u2019t this precisely where he\u2019ll find his form, given how well he\u2019s performed even in difficult moments?\u2019 It\u2019s kind of his court, after all; he\u2019s won three times here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut no, it\u2019s difficult for him, and we don\u2019t really know how things will develop in the coming weeks. It\u2019s tough. There\u2019s undoubtedly some serious soul-searching to be done by Stefanos Tsitsipas.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Clement won four ATP singles titles and reached a career-high ranking of world No 10 during a career spanning from 1996 to 2012.<\/p>\n<h2>What next for Tsitsipas?<\/h2>\n<p>Tsitsipas is next scheduled to compete at the ATP 500 tournament in Munich, which will be held between April 13 and 19.<\/p>\n<p>The Greek is then due to compete at the Masters 1000 tournament in Madrid, where he was a finalist in 2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/carlos-alcaraz-world-no-1-ranking-jannik-sinner-monte-carlo-predictions\">Jannik Sinner claims No 1 ranking, absent Novak Djokovic is threatened \u2013 Monte Carlo predictions<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stefanos Tsitsipas needs \u2018serious soul-searching\u2019 after \u2018disastrous\u2019 Monte Carlo Masters display Ewan West 07 Apr 2026 11:05 AM Stefanos Tsitsipas looks on during his match Australian Open finalist Arnaud Clement thinks Stefanos Tsitsipas needs to do \u201csome serious soul-searching\u201d after his opening round exit at the 2026 Monte Carlo Masters. 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