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02. September 2021 – 8:49 clock
More than 7 minutes
Tsitsipas with the next victory – and the next long toilet break: He did it again. The world number three from Greece took a toilet break of more than seven minutes after losing the third set in his second round victory against the Frenchman Adrian Mannarino – and thus caused the displeasure of the spectators at the US Open.
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Tsitsipas was booed
When the top player returned to Arthur Ashe Stadium, parts of the audience booed him and then cheered Mannarino loudly. “I didn’t do anything wrong, so I don’t get it. People love the sport, they come to see tennis,” said Tsitsipas: “I have nothing against them. I love the fans.”
The French Open finalist was not deterred and won the game 6: 3, 6: 4, 6: 7 (4: 7), 6: 0. After the 23-year-old’s first round match, his opponent Andy Murray complained vehemently about Tsitsipas’s long toilet breaks and received support from Olympic champion Alexander Zverev, among other things. (sid / lgr)
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