the greek Stefanos Tsitsipas gained success in abu dhabi exhibition contest by defeating the Russian in the final Andrei Rublev for 6-2, 4-6 and 6-2a rematch, albeit in an incomparable scenario, of the loss he suffered against the same rival in the last ATP finals.
In Turin, Rublev defeated Tsitsipas and was consequently eliminated from the Masters tournament, a result that was not well received by the Greek, who said he was the better player and that the Russian had beaten him “with the few weapons” he had. .
The Hellenic player, ranked fourth in the world, cruised through the first set, where he controlled Rublev at will.
The Muscovite recovered from the blow and managed to win the second set, an effort that didn’t pay off as she once again left the game after losing her first two serves in the tiebreaker.
Tsitsipas saw an opportunity to inflict a moral defeat on his rival at the start of the next season and signed his last three service games to no points.
The winner deservedly took the title, after showing himself as the most worthy player among all the participants in the exhibition, including the world number one, the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, who lost in the semifinals against to Rublev and also this Sunday in the match. for third place against Norwegian Casper Ruud (6-1 and 6-4).
Source: La Verdad
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