Rome Open: Tsitsipas Ball direct to Fils and strong post -game discussion

The Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas (19th) lost his third round party in Rome against Arthur Fils (14th)who beat him 2-6, 6-4 and 6-2. During the meeting, what also lost is the respect of the public for the decision taken at one point.

The 20 -year -old seems to represent a very difficult challenge to Tsitsipaswho already lost the four times they faced. In an attempt to reverse that overwhelming history, the Greek had an action that earned him the disapproval of the public present in the Italic forum.

An episode that was very similar to the one he starred during his match against Nick Kyrgios in Wimbledon 2022, one of the many controversial moments of that day. In addition to throwing balls to the public, he had also signed up for the body of Kyrgios, which ended up putting the confrontation more spicy.

After bringing it to Fils With an excellent Drop, Roland Garros 2021’s finalist had his rival in a very vulnerable position: there he pointed to his shot to the body, but the ball ended up impacting the head of the French. Immediately, Tsitsipas lifted both arms apologizing but the action was already done. The Italic forum already had its favorite, and Fils was now more motivated than before.

With the Match Point converted, the time of the final greeting came and both players began a tense exchange. The Greek was desperate to clarify that he did not want to touch him.

Wanting or not wanting, the blow was the fuel necessary for Fils to wait in the eighths of Rome to win between Alexander Zverev (2nd) and Villus Gaubas (154º).