The Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas He abandoned his rivalry with the Dane on Tuesday Holger Rune in Turin ATP Finals due to muscle discomfort.
In the first set, with only three games played and a result in favor of 2-1 for the young Dane, the Greek tennis player, who already had muscle problems in his back during training before his debut in Sunday, will seek medical help. and decided to leave the meeting.
The victory, therefore, went to Rune who debuted as the winner of the ATP Finals where he lost to Serbian Novak Djokovic on Sunday.
Tsitsipas, who had already been eliminated, jumped onto the court at the Pala Alpitour in Turin and left after 17 minutes to several boos from the stands, berating him for not giving up his place at the Pole. Hubert Hurckazthe first reserve of the tournament now has to play on the third day of the Green Group against Novak Djokovic.
Rune will play for his place in the semifinals this Thursday against Italian Jannik Sinner, who will play tonight (9:00 pm) against the Serbian, world number one.
After the departure of Tsitsipas and despite the fact that Rune did not want to leave the court, waiting for training, the two substitutes, Hurckaz and the American Taylor Fritz, will play an improvised duel for with fans completely filling the Italian venue.
Source: La Verdad
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