Usually players jump into writing on the camera lens the second they are handed the marker but Stefanos Tsitsipas seemed to have been dealing with a case of writer's block. The 20-year-old is the No. 2 seed at the Sofia Open in Bulgaria and had just dispatched Jan-Lennard Struff, 7-6 (5), 6-4.

He's picking up a reputation for putting forth serious and in-depth thoughts at every chance he gets, often borrowing from famous writers and photographers.

The Greek will take on Gael Monfils for a spot in the semifinals. If he wins that match, Tsitsipas may just stick with what everyone does for the camera lens ritual: sign their name or a simple greeting.

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Tsitsipas falters at
camera signing in
Sofia

Tsitsipas falters at camera signing in Sofia

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