Stefanos Tsitsipas’ Injury at ATP Finals: Early Exit and Holger Rune’s Unexpected Victory

2023-11-14 14:39:21

An injury thwarts Stefanos Tsitsipas’ plans at the ATP Finals.

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It happened quickly: Holger Rune and Stefanos Tsitsipas were on the pitch in Turin for just 15 minutes. Then the Greek ended the match due to an injury.

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Stefanos Tsitsipas had to give up the game once morest Holger Rune following just a few minutes when the score was 1:2. The audience reacted to the early abandonment with whistles. Opponent Rune defends the Greek and says: “You noticed from your first service game that something was wrong.”

Holger Rune, trained by Boris Becker, achieved his first victory in an unusual way at the ATP Finals in Turin. Rune’s opponent Stefanos Tsitsipas had to retire due to an injury in the first set on Tuesday when the score was 1:2. After just a quarter of an hour, the game at the Pala Alpitour was already over, and the spectators whistled to acknowledge the Greek’s quick surrender.

“Of course I didn’t want to win the game that way,” said Rune following the game. “But you noticed from your first service game that something was wrong,” said the Dane. Tsitsipas appeared to have problems with his elbow.

Rune remains in the race for the semi-finals

After his first game on Sunday, when he lost in two sets once morest the Italian Jannik Sinner, Tsitsipas said he was fit and had no problems. In the run-up to the ATP finals, there had already been speculation regarding Tsitsipas’ health. Tsitsipas had to give up at the end of the 2021 season due to injury. In 2019 in London he won the ATP Finals.

Rune, who lost to Novak Djokovic in three sets in the first game, remains in the race for a place in the semi-finals. Djokovic or Jannick Sinner might make this perfect in their direct encounter this evening. Sinner needs a win without losing a set, Djokovic also needs a three-set win.

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