Stefanos Tsitsipas, number 5 of the individual classification of the ATP, rebuked the chair umpire in the doubles match he played with his brother Petros before the german Kevin Krawietz and romanian Horia Tecau for the first round of Monte Carlo Masters 1000. “You are a disgrace. Go to the futures, where you really belong ”, shot the Greek.
Stefanos Tsitsipas had a great Tuesday. Not only did he win his match of singles against Russian Aslan Karatsev, with a great moment, 6-3 6-4, but also advanced in the doubles table with his brother Petros. But something happened that the 22-year-old is probably not so proud of, as he was not the kindest thing to him. umpire.
Tsitsipas argued with the chair umpire and told him that he should go back to the Futures category, which is organized by the ITF and is not professional. Although disqualifying another is bad in itself, perhaps I forget that his brother was next to him, whose great part of his career, at the moment, was carried out precisely in tournaments of that level: he has 3 official matches on his record , with two wins and one loss.
This is not the first time that the Athenian, 2019 ATP Finals champion, has unleashed his fury with the referees. There are many who ask for stronger sanctions for this type of misconduct, perhaps a little of that and a little more education will do. The truth is that Tsitsipas will undoubtedly have to work on this anger, since it is evident that it does not benefit him at all on the track, without counting the most important thing of course: you have to respect others.
Upcoming engagements
As for the main draw, the Greek will face the Chilean Cristian Garín tomorrow, with a track and schedule to be confirmed, for the round of 16. For his part, as for the doubles with his brother, he will collide today with the couple composed precisely by the tennis player from Santiago with whom he will play in search of getting among the 8 best, and the Argentine Guido Pella.
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— rachel (@tennisbish) April 13, 2021
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