2023-06-08 13:38:11
Stefanos Tsitsipas
The tennis star would not have swallowed this pill before the quarter-finals
Stefanos Tsitsipas clearly missed reaching the semifinals of the French Open. The Greek then presented an almost unbelievable excuse.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas had no chance in the quarterfinals of the French Open.
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The Greek lost in three sets to a partially unleashed Carlos Alcaraz.
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But the defeat against the Spaniard had another reason.
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As the Greek confessed, he wanted to take a nap before the game – so he took a sleeping pill.
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A bad decision by the 24-year-old.
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“I was surprised that I didn’t feel any adrenaline or stress,” said the Greek.
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Thanks to the Spaniard’s victory, the semifinals will now see the early final.
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Alcaraz is challenged by Novak Djokovic.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas clearly failed in the quarterfinals of the French Open.
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The Greek then gave a curious explanation as to why it didn’t work out for him.
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The 24-year-old had taken a sleeping pill before the game.
Stefanos Tsitsipas gave up a single set at the French Open, but in the quarterfinals there was no herb against the great Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, who easily prevailed 6: 1, 6: 1, 7: 6. This also fixes the dream semi-final of the sand court Grand Slam (live with us on Friday) against Novak Djokovic – an early final.
Tsitsipas was literally overwhelmed in the quarterfinals. On the one hand because the Spanish world number one played well in the first two sets, on the other hand because the 24-year-old Greek made an ill-considered decision himself. In order to be able to regenerate better, Tsitsipas wanted to take a short nap before the game, so he took a sleeping pill – a mistake.
“Feel no adrenaline”
“It wasn’t really fun in the first two sets. I was completely gone, felt really sleepy. I hope that never happens to me again, »said the Greek. He took the pills because he had previously played some late games. “Late enough to ruin my sleeping rhythm,” said the world number 5. Instead of starting the match well rested, the opposite happened.
“I was surprised that I didn’t feel any adrenaline or stress,” Tsitsipas continued. Now the Greek has at least a few days off. Time to sleep in.
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