Two days after declaring Rune to be “excellent,” Tsitsipas backs down from his opponent: What kind of harm is that?
After just three games in his second encounter at the ATP Finals, Tsitsipas had to withdraw due to an injury.
Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece, on the right, hugs Holger Rune of Denmark following his injury sustained during the ATP World Tour Finals singles tennis match.
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In just three games of his second encounter at the ATP Finals on Tuesday, Stefanos Tsitsipas withdrew due to injury, giving Holger Rune the win.
The 2019 champion, Tsitsipas, was down 2-1 in the first set when he had a long talk with his trainer. After that, he gently stood up, shook his head, and went to shake hands with Rune.
The Turin fans, which had to settle for an exhibition match between alternates Taylor Fritz and Hubert Hurkacz, booed that decision after just 17 minutes of play.
Tsitsipas, who was defeated 6-4 on Sunday by hometown favorite Jannik Sinner, had to abandon a practice session on Friday because of what appeared to be a physical problem, but the Greek player insisted he was “totally well.”
Rune also lost his opening round to top-ranked Novak Djokovic, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (1), 6-3; nonetheless, the Dane leads the green group going into Djokovic’s encounter against Sinner later.
Yes, though not in the manner I had hoped to prevail. It’s really regrettable,” Rune remarked. “He was not serving as fully as he could in the first service game, as you could see.
