Stefanos Tsitsipas - mourning for grandmother and no start in Halle
Stefanos Tsitsipas mourns his grandmother after losing the French Open final and will not start at the ATP 500 tournament in Halle / Westphalia due to exhaustion.
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last edit: Jun 14, 2021, 03:21 pm
Stefanos Tsitsipas found out about his grandmother's death on the final day of the French Open. The 22-year-old Greek, who lost to Novak Djokovic in five sentences, announced this in an emotional statement on Instagram on Monday morning. He dedicated his biggest appearance to date at a Grand Slam tournament to her.
"Five minutes before I stepped on the court, my beloved grandmother lost her battle for life," wrote Tsitsipas: "She was a wise woman whose belief in life and her willingness to give and provide was unlike any other that I've ever met. "
Trophies for Tsitsipas not everything
Tsitsipas added that it is important that there are more people like her in this world. "Because people like them make you come alive. They make you dream," wrote the athlete from Athens who played Djokovic in the final of the French Open after a great fight 7: 6 (6), 6: 2, 3: 6, 2: 6 , 4: 6 was defeated.
The Greek also emphasized that there is more to life than cups. "Life is not about winning or losing. It is about enjoying every single moment, whether alone or with others," he wrote: "Lifting trophies and celebrating victories is something, but not everything. "
Halle: Hanfmann moves up for Tsitsipas
In addition, the 22-year-old canceled his participation in the lawn tournament in Halle / Westphalia on Monday. "Unfortunately, due to the exhaustion after the last two tournament weeks in Paris and yesterday's five-set final, I cannot compete in Halle. I was looking forward to my start, also because it would have been the perfect preparation for Wimbledon," said Tsitsipas.
Tsitsipas had been in second place behind the Russian Daniil Medvedev in Halle. For the world number four, Yannick Hanfmann, who lost in the qualification, moves up. The Karlsruhe tennis professional meets Arthur Rinderknech (France) in the first round.
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