‘next Time, Don’t Wonder Why I Hit You’: Tsitsipas Rages At Opponent’s Underarm Serves

A disappointment Stefanos Tsitsipas took objection to his opponent’s strategies aft blowing a lucifer constituent and exiting nan US Open successful nan 2nd information courtesy of a five-set nonaccomplishment to Daniel Altmaier connected Thursday.

The 7-6 (5), 1-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 conclusion intends nan erstwhile world No 3 Tsitsipas will extremity nan play without playing successful nan 3rd information of a expansive slam for nan first clip since 2017.

Altmaier deployed nan ineligible but seldom utilized underarm service a fewer times arsenic he rallied successful nan 4th group and Tsitsipas fto nan German cognize he did not o.k. arsenic nan brace shook hands astatine nan extremity of a title that lasted 4 hours and 26 minutes.

“Next time, don’t wonderment why I deed you, OK? No, I’m conscionable saying if you service underarm ... if you service underarm,” Tsitsipas told Altmaier, implying he had targeted nan German’s assemblage during nan contest.

The crowd booed arsenic nan German world No 56 backed distant pinch his manus raised refusing to prosecute successful nan discussion.

Tsitsipas, a erstwhile finalist astatine nan Australian and French Opens, parted ways pinch his coach Goran Ivanisevic and brought his father, Apostolos, backmost connected committee past period successful an effort to apprehension a worrying diminution successful his game.

The 27-year-old has not won back-to-back matches since nan Barcelona Open successful April and has sunk to 28th successful nan world rankings.