Stefanos Tsitsipas had a tricky opening match in Barcelona on Wednesday. The Greek sensation was playing against Belarussian tennis player Ilya Ivashka when the rain stopped the action. As per the protocol, the ball kids are expected to hold an umbrella to make the tennis players comfortable.
However, Stefanos “refused” to make the ballgirl hold the umbrella for him. The nice gesture was similar to the one of Novak Djokovic when back in 2014 invited a ballboy to have a seat during the French Open rain.
Tsitsipas match was halted when the Greek was leading 5-1 in the opening set. The encounter will resume on Thursday (1 pm).
10? 11? year-old ball girl: need me to get that for you, champ?
6'4" 200 lb. man holding an umbrella: no thank u
Ball girl: *shrug* okay suit yourself kid pic.twitter.com/kcT6sK7tUO— 👨🏻🤝👨🏾🧑🏼🤝🧑🏻🛸🌷🌻🇵🇸✨️🐿 (@glittersquirrel) April 20, 2022
Stefanos Tsitsipas in 2022
Currently the world no.5, Tsitsipas played his last match on the 17th of April when he overcame world no.27 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3 7-6(3) in the final in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters to win his 8th career title.
This season Tsitsipas owns a composed 22-7 win-loss record. This year, Tsitsipas lifted the trophy in Monte-Carlo. Tsitsipas got to the final in Rotterdam.
