“Most insufferable man to play” – Fans criticize Stefanos Tsitsipas’ near-disqualification behaviour in Indian Wells vs Holger Rune
Stefanos Tsitsipas recently invited controversy during his Round-of-16 exit at the Indian Wells Masters on Tuesday (March 11) after hitting his victor Holger Rune’s Babolat racket bag in anger. The Greek subsequently received a code violation for his behavior. However, many fans have since insisted that he just managed to survive a prospective disqualification from the match.
Tsitsipas had been in good form leading up to the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Indian Wells, having won his 12th career title in Dubai. The World No. 9 reached the fourth round at the Palm Springs event with relative ease but was eventually outclassed by 12th-seeded Holger Rune by a scoreline of 4-6, 4-6 in the fourth round.
Towards the end of the contest, Stefanos Tsitsipas put a regulation volley into the net that prompted him to smack a ball at Holger Rune’s bench. The ball hit the Dane’s racket bag, eliciting a code violation from the chair umpire. The 26-year-old nonchalantly ignored it, though, before dropping the encounter a few minutes later in straight sets.
The tennis community on Reddit has since taken umbrage at the former World No. 3’s behavior. While two separate fans claimed that Tsitsipas is “insufferable” and a “t**d”, another accused him of resorting to an “a****le move” to get his frustrations out.
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