Stefanos Tsitsipas is ready to give up the ATP Finals on Tuesday after retiring from his match with Holger Rune early within the first set.
Sixth seed Tsitsipas was trailing 2-1 to Rune when he was pressured to give up the Inexperienced Group match, handing the Finals debutant his first ever win within the season-ending match.
The Greek is now virtually sure to withdraw, that means Hubert Hurkacz will step in to play his ultimate match towards Novak Djokovic with no likelihood of progressing to the semi-finals following two defeats.
Tsitsipas had insisted that there was nothing incorrect with him bodily after Sunday’s straight-sets defeat to Jannik Sinner, enjoying down stories of an elbow damage which curtailed apply forward of his match opener.
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Later Djokovic will try to succeed in the semifinals with a match to spare when he takes on dwelling hope Sinner, who’s aiming to develop into the primary ever Italian to succeed in the match’s final 4.
Djokovic secured prime spot within the year-end world rankings for a record-extending eighth time together with his opening win over Rune and can qualify if he beats Sinner.
That was yet one more document in a yr which has introduced three Grand Slams to take his whole to an all-time finest 24, as he bids for a seventh Finals title.
Victory in Turin would make him the all-time document winner within the singles, one forward of previous foe and retired nice Roger Federer.
Sinner in the meantime will make historical past if he beats Djokovic in two units, a tall feat as he has misplaced all three earlier of his encounters with the Serb.