{"id":346591,"date":"2023-11-14T19:53:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T20:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=346591"},"modified":"2023-11-15T00:02:25","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T00:02:25","slug":"gutted-tsitsipas-booed-after-17-minute-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/?p=346591","title":{"rendered":"'Gutted' Tsitsipas booed after 17-minute effort"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stefanos Tsitsipas<\/a> has withdrawn from the ATP<\/a> Finals with a back injury after playing only three games of his second match in Turin to hand Holger Rune<\/a> the victory.<\/p>\n

Tsitsipas, the 2019 tournament champion, was trailing 2-1 in the opening set when he had a lengthy conversation with his trainer before slowly getting to his feet, shaking his head and walking over to shake Rune\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n

That was after only 17 minutes of play and led to boos from the crowd in Turin, which instead had to settle for an exhibition match between alternates Taylor Fritz and Hubert Hurkacz.<\/p>\n

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\"Stefanos<\/p>\n

\u201cMy apologies to all the fans and the crowd that came to support me today and watch the match. I\u2019m really gutted that I wasn\u2019t able to finish the match," Tsitsipas told media afterwards.<\/p>\n

"My doctors and the countless visits that I had in the last few days suggested that I play, they gave me the green light to go and try.<\/p>\n

\u201cUnfortunately I felt terrible on the court … I hate retiring from matches, I'm not the kind of person that likes leaving mid-match and it kills me not to be able to finish this tournament \u2014 the one that I\u2019ve prepped for for so long, made sure that I\u2019m completely fit to perform at my best and show my capacities as a player.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tsitsipas, who lost to Jannik Sinner 6-4 6-4 on Monday morning AEDT, had cut short a preceding practice session because of an apparent physical issue but the Greek player subsequently said he was \u201cabsolutely fine".<\/p>\n

Hurkacz will replace Tsitsipas and play top-ranked Novak Djokovic later this week.<\/p>\n

\"Stefanos<\/p>\n

Rune lost his opener to Djokovic 7-6 (4) 6-7 (1) 6-3 but the Dane now leads the green group ahead of Djokovic\u2019s match against Sinner.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor sure [it's not the way I wanted to win]. It is very unfortunate,\u201d Rune said.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou could see in the first service game that he was not serving as full as he could.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor sure, something was up and when he called the physio I knew. It\u2019s a long season, I wish him all the best.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tsitsipas similarly withdrew from the tournament in 2021 after losing his opening match.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very unfortunate. I\u2019ve had two editions here in Turin where I had to withdraw from the tournament," he said.<\/p>\n

"Never happened to me before that I had to withdraw. Very, very few occasions that I can recall on that matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt definitely hurts me a lot because this is the tournament that means the most to me, including the grand slams. I\u2019m not able to compete the way I want to compete.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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