Tsitsipas retires just minutes into Barcelona Open clash as opponent complains

The Greek champion, before the third game of his match against Frenchman Arthur Fish was even complete, informed the referee that he was unable to continue due to injury - Anxiety for upcoming tournaments

Tsitsipas retires just minutes into Barcelona Open clash as opponent complains

Stefanos Tsitsipas retired from his clash with Arthur Fils at the Barcelona Open.

Stefanos Tsitsipas withdrew - due to back discomfort - from yesterday's (18/4) quarter-final match against Arthur Fisz at the ATP 500 Barcelona Open. More...

Stefanos Tsitsipas on court for less than 15 minutes before sudden retirement against Arthur Fils

Stefanos Tsitsipas has had a superb few months but his good luck has eroded slightly as he was forced to retire 15 minutes in against Arthur Fils on Friday afternoon at the Barcelona Open. Tsitsipas found himself 2-0 down and in reality it was less than the allotted time with most of it taken up by...

The leading Greek tennis player did not manage to complete the match against Arthur Fils, as he left the game, just after completing three games (3-0 was won by the young Frenchman). Stefanos Tsitsipas lost the first two games to his opponent with characteristic ease and it seemed that he was not playing well on the ground. He then asked for a medical timeout, returned to the game, but was unable to continue the match, Fils broke him again and f…

Barcelona Tournament Director David Ferrer revealed the reason why Stefanos Tsitsipas retired in his match against Arthur Fisz.