Stefanos Tsitsipas will have been the target of criticism during the first week of theUS Open. The Greek’s extended toilet breaks particularly annoyed his opponents, Andy Murray in particular, but also other players like Alexander Zverev. “Against me, he left for more than 10 minutes. His dad is texting his phone. He comes out, and all of a sudden his tactics have completely changed. It’s not just me, but everyone has seen it ” he said earlier this week about their clash Cincinnati. “The prosecution in Cincinnati, it’s the most ridiculous thing I’ve heard in my life. It shows the level of the person who said that (…)“then replied on Friday Tsitsipas tackling Zverev. After his victory against Jack Sock this Saturday, Zverev was asked again about Tsitsipas. “I don’t want to say bad things about him anymore because people speak badly about me for a very long time“, he said to calm things down but after having presented new arguments against the Greek all the same.
Alexander Zverev, and 8es de l’US Open 2021
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“I went to the bathroom today. I was back a minute, 30 seconds later.”
However, before that, Sascha Zverev had tackled the Greek a little bit. “Je was not the first. I was the first big name. I don’t mean to sound arrogant, but I think I’m one of the best guys in the world to have done it. Krajinovic mentioned it in Hamburg. Other guys have mentioned it before. It happens too often. But it’s not about how often he goes to the bathroom. I went to the bathroom today. I was back a minute, 30 seconds later. That’s how long it normally takes to go to the bathroom, in my opinion. ”
“The bathroom break is to go to the bathroom. That’s what it says. I think the rules were made in the 80’s. I think there are some adjustments to be made to these. rules. Not only in this regard, but in many different cases. I’ve said it before. I don’t want to speak ill of him anymore because I’ve been spoken to badly for a very long time. I don’t like the feel and I don’t want to give it to someone else because it’s not the right thing to do. It’s not for me to decide. But I think maybe some rules and some things need to be changed by ATP in general. This may be one of them“, he developed at the conclusion of the debate.
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