Athletistic/Tennis. The sixth racketeer in the world, the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, spoke of back problems. Because of them, he refused to continue the fight in the match of the 2nd round of the group stage of the ATP Final Tournament 2023 with the Dane Holger Rune.
“I’ve been training the last few days, but I haven’t spent much time on the field. I’ve been having some mobility issues. Most of the time the pain comes when I’m moving around the field. It’s difficult to continue playing a match while standing still. After all, we’re playing tennis, not darts.
It was important for me to stay fit and feel good. But the pain was very strong. Before, I had to experience this during matches and I tolerated it, but now the pain was unbearable. I had to make a difficult decision, but I did it,” Tsitsipas said in the press conference after the match against Rune.
Note that Stefanos was booed by the supporters who came to watch his match against the Dane. In the third round of the group stage of the ATP Finals, Tsitsipas will be replaced by the Pole Hubert Hurkacz.
Source: Sport
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