IN the last few weeks, Stefanos Tsitsipas has constantly been hitting the headlines for the wrong reasons. The Greek sensation is definitely one of the most intriguing players on tour, but he has been drawing his fans away with his behavior.
Stefanos Tsitsipas has been often criticized for getting prolonged toilet breaks during his matches. Once, he even left the court after winning the first set in 23 minutes, leaving his opponent *Casper Ruud) speechless.
During his recent semi-final in Cincinnati, Tsitsipas was publicly blasted by his opponent Sascha Zverev during one of his toilet breaks. The German player said that it was plausible that Stefanos was receiving some sort of coaching during these breaks by his father.
The US Open controversy
Andy Murray went ballistic against the Greek player after he got yet another prolonged toilet break before playing the first set against the former world number 1. Andy also stated clearly that Tsitsipas was cheating. Later in the press conference, he added that he lost respect for the Greek.
Stefanos Tsitsipas was asked to comment about the remarks of his recent opponents. The world number 3 clearly stated that he was not cheating getting any coaching during these toilet breaks:
“I have never in my career done that. I don’t know what kind of imagination it takes to go to that point. That’s not something I want to take seriously because it’s absolutely ridiculous to be thinking about that. Anyway, that’s it.”
Stefanos Tsitsipas also added that he was playing by the rules and he had to have a chat with Andy Murray about his complaints.
“If there’s something that he has to tell me, we should speak the two of us to kind of understand what went wrong.
I don’t think I broke any rules. I played by the guidelines, how everything is. Yeah, definitely something for both of us to kind of chat about and make sure. I don’t know how my opponent feels when I’m out there playing the match. It’s not really my priority.
As far as I’m playing by the rules and sticking to what the ATP says is fair, then the rest is fine. I have nothing against him. Absolutely nothing,” added Tsitsipas.
Tsitsipas at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked no.3 (career-high), Tsitsipas owns an overall 49-14 win-loss record in 2021. Tsitsipas is competing at the U.S. Open where he defeated Andy Murray 2-6 7-67 3-6 6-3 6-4.
Stefanos Tsitsipas will take on the world no.44 Adrian Mannarino in the 2nd round. The head to head is 1-1.
Stefanos conquered 2 titles in 2021 in Monte-Carlo and in Lyon. Stefanos got to the final in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel), in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell) and at the French Open.
The Greek won 7 titles in his career: 3 on clay courts and 4 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Andy Murray in 2021
Now ranked no.112, Murray played his last match on the 30th of August when he surrendered to world no.3 Stefanos Tsitsipas 2-6 7-6(7) 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in U.S. Open (draw).
Until now, during this year Andy has managed to achieve a 10-8 record. Andy Murray’s most significant accomplishment of the current season was getting to the final in the Biella 1 Challenger.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Andy Murray fought against each other only once. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Tsitsipas. When they played, Stefanos Tsitsipas won 2-6 7-6(7) 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in New York (U.S. Open) on the 30th of August 2021.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Alexander Zverev in 2021
Ranked no.4, the German played his last match on the 22nd of August when he defeated world no.7 Andrey Rublev 6-2 6-3 in the final in Cincinnati to win his 17th career title.
During this season Zverev has a 38-11 win-loss record. Alexander has won 4 titles in 2021 in Acapulco, in Madrid, in Tokyo and in Cincinnati.
