In the final group stage match of the 2022 ATP Finals, Stefanos Tsitsipas He expressed disappointment with his box and threw a ball at them telling them to stop talking. Tsitsipas faced Andrey Rublev in a virtual quarterfinal match, losing 6-3.3-6.2-6 in three sets and relegated from the tournament. He finished the tournament with two losses and a win against Daniil Medvedev.
The 2019 champion played very solidly in the first set and was in complete control of the match, but things changed drastically in the second set. Thanks to Rublev’s genius, he lost his momentum but could do nothing to counter it. He was so angry most of the second and third sets that his box was fueling the fire.
Tsitsipas’ father, who was also his coach, was in his lodge with his mother. His box was very active throughout the last two sets, given that Stef was not playing well due to the on-court coaching rule. It got to a point where Stef was coaching after almost every point and when her mom yelled. “Don’t be lazy! Don’t be lazy!”got into his head.
He threw the ball furiously into his box and showed them to focus and let him play. He wanted the constant bickering to end as he wanted to continue the rest of his match in peace.
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Tennis Twitter urges Stefanos Tsitsipas to cut ties with his family during matches
Tennis fans were outraged by the childish behavior of Tsitsipas’ family. They argued that Tsitsipas did not need to be told what to do after each point and also urged him to leave his family in tennis matters.
Stefanos Tsitsipas finished the season as the most successful male player of the season in terms of the number of matches won.
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