Stefanos Tsitsipas to cut out naps and melatonin after flat display in Carlos Alcaraz loss at French Open

Stefanos Tsitsipas says he plans to cut out pre-match naps and melatonin pills following his chastening French Open quarter-final defeat to Carlos Alcaraz. World No. 5 Tsitsipas was outplayed by Alcaraz as he slumped to a 6-2 6-1 7-6(5) defeat.

Ad Former French Open runner-up Tsitsipas, who has now lost all five of his matches against Alcaraz, did not get going until midway through the third set. Roland-Garros'Borderline embarrassing how average Alcaraz made Tsitsipas look' — Henman12 HOURS AGO By then it was too late to mount a comeback as Alcaraz set up a blockbuster semi-final against Novak Djokovic. “It wasn't really that much fun out there in the first two sets.

I felt completely off, kind of like sleeping in a way,” said Tsitsipas afterwards. “He played great. I mean, I don't think he played exceptional, but he played great.

“One thing that I'm going to try to avoid in the future is to have melatonin pills and naps before matches because it clearly doesn't seem to be working. «I wondered to myself why I did not feel the adrenalin and stress. I wondered in my first service game.

I was more calm than usual. I tried to nap before the game. About 20 minutes which I usually do not do, actually never done.

»My start was highly likely down to this." Melatonin pills are usually used to treat short-term sleep problems. Tsitsipas admits his schedule at the tournament may have contributed to his below-par display against Alcaraz. Henman: Alcaraz made Tsitsipas look average Alcaraz delivers first-set clinic against Tsitsipas His previous two matches had been scheduled last on Court Suzanne Lenglen, and his contest against Alcaraz was the night session.