Stefanos Tsitsipas lost to Jack Draper in the second-round match at the ATP 1000 event in Montreal and it was a frustrating night for the Greek.
It was a first match for Stefanos Tsitsipas since losing to Nick Kyrgios at the Wimbledon. The match with the Australian was heated and included many unsportsmanlike moments. First, the Greek hit the ball out of the court and his opponent demanded a disqualification for him, due to hitting a fan.
Then, Tsitsipas visibly aimed at Kyrgios with a few easy balls but missed every time and after the match, he admitted that he wanted to hit his opponent, when he said: "I was aiming for the body of my opponent but I missed by a lot."
More than a month later, world number 5 played against Jack Draper in Montreal and for some reason, he adopted the tactic used against Kyrgios once more. The British players got a break and he was up 3-1 and the score was 30-all on Tsitsipas's serve.
After a very good serve, Draper returned the ball only barely so it ended up as a very easy tap-in for his opponent. However, despite having a whole court open, Tsitsipas chose to smash the ball with full power exactly at his opponent.
But he missed again. Both the court and Draper and so he faced another break point. Despite avoiding another break, he lost the match 5-7, 6-7(4) and recorded second straight loss. Next, Tsitsipas will play in Cincinnati.
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