Victory in Monte Carlo, final in Barcelona, opening exit in Madrid: The Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas surprisingly stumbled after his outstanding start to the clay court season.
At the ATP Masters in the Spanish capital he lost in the second round to Brazilian qualifier Thiago Monteiro 4:6, 4:6. Tsitsipas (25) had a bye in the first round.
In Madrid, the two-time Grand Slam finalist wanted to continue his upward trend of the past few weeks.
Tsitsipas recently returned to the top 10 in the world rankings. In Monte Carlo, on his way to the Masters title, he beat, among others, Olympic champion Alexander Zverev (Hamburg) and the Italian Jannik Sinner, who was dominant this year. His winning streak was only stopped in the final in Barcelona by Norwegian Casper Ruud.
2024-04-27 12:22:00
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