ATP – tennis: Tsitsipas withdraws from the tournament in Saint Petersburg

Stefanos Tsitsipas (5th in the world), still injured in the left leg, has withdrawn from the tournament in Saint Petersburg, which begins on Monday, he announced on social networks.

The young Greek (22 years old) explained after his extended semi-final against Novak Djokovic at Roland Garros on Friday, finally lost in five sets (6-3, 6-2, 5-7, 4-6, 6-1 ), that an injury that occurred in mid-September in Rome had “woken up” at the end of the match. He had called the doctor for pain in the left adductors during the game.

“I slightly injured my leg, had an MRI, and following my doctor’s advice, I decided to retire from the St. Petersburg tournament, take a week off and prepare for Vienna ”, scheduled from October 26, writes Tsitsipas.

“I hope to play in Vienna, Paris and London (I just found out that I qualified and I am delighted to have the opportunity to defend my title)”, continues the holder of the Masters title. end of season in the English capital.