PARIS: World number three Stefanos Tsitsipas retired injured from his second-round match against Australian Alexei Popyrin with what appeared to be a right arm problem on a bad day for seeds at the Paris Masters yesterday.
The 23-year-old Greek was trailing 4-2 during the first set when he called the trainer on court before shaking hands with his opponent to signal his retirement.
Tsitsipas declined to share details of his physical condition but added that he did not want to aggravate the problem ahead of the ATP Finals from Nov. 14-21 in Turin, Italy. The season-ending ATP Finals is played between the top eight men’s singles players and doubles teams.
Tsitsipas, world number one Novak Djokovic, US Open champion Daniil Medvedev, Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev and Matteo Berrettini have qualified for the event with two spots yet to be confirmed.
One of those still hoping to book a place in Turin, Italian youngster Jannik Sinner, the eighth seed, was beaten 7-6(1) 7-5 by rising Spanish force Carlos Alcaraz.
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