In the most inappropriate way this year’s presence completed Stefanou Tsitsipas in Wimbledonas the Greek champion abandoned in the first round clash against the Frenchman, Valentine Roger.
Tsitsipas was back 0-2 (3-6, 2-6) when he left the court because they were suffering from a problem in the middle. Shortly before the abandonment, he had called on the physiotherapist, taking a medical timeout, in a last -ditch attempt to continue the race.
From the first few minutes it was clear that he did not have the necessary energy and stability to put pressure on his opponent. Early exclusion is a blow to him, which is now focusing on his restoration and returning to the next tournament of the season.
It is recalled that the problem in the middle of Stefanos Tsitsipas had made his appearance again two weeks ago in the Halen tournament in Germany.
In terms of the match, Roger made the first break in the 8th game of the 1st set and took a 5-3 lead, and then completely dominated, winning two more successive breaks and the second set.
The Greek champion called on a medical time out in an attempt to withstand the game, but when he lost a triple break point in the 8th game of the 2nd set (from 0-40 to 6-2), he informed the referee that he could not continue.
This was his second exclusion from the 1st round Grand Slam this year, After Australian Openwith a total account A victory in three appearances in a major tournament in 2025.
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