Stefanos Tsitsipas prefers not to take any risks. The Greek and world number 3 retired during his second round at the Masters 1000 at Paris-Bercy when he was led 4-2 by the Australian Popyrin. “I haven’t given up once in my life, and it’s something I’m doing today,” Tsitsipas said at a press conference, who nevertheless refuses to reveal the exact nature of the injury. I’ve been in pain for some time, I felt it was coming back. I try to be careful about the next tournament [
l’ATP Finals] which is more important to me. I felt the pain during the game and didn’t want it to get worse. “
The Greek says he has identified the injury and knows how to treat it, and is counting on the advice of “the best specialists” to be able to recover in time from this physical problem which falls badly no matter what. “It’s not easy to stop before such deadlines. I’m going to do my best to get my level back to 100%, ”concluded the Roland-Garros finalist.