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World no. 6 Stefanos Tsitsipas delayed the start of 2024. Tsitsipas skipped the United Cup clash against Chile’s Nicolas Jarry, playing only the mixed doubles duel. Stefanos has been dealing with a back injury for months, retiring against Holger Rune at the ATP Finals in November and hoping for a better run in the next couple of weeks.
Tsitsipas hopes to play against Canada on Wednesday, saying he felt good on the court during the mixed doubles clash. Stefanos experienced a minor issue while battling alongside Maria Sakkari. However, he admitted it was nothing serious, hoping to embrace two encounters against Canada.
Sakkari and Tsitsipas stepped on the court in the decisive clash versus Chile, beating Daniela Seguel and Tomas Barrios Vera 7-6, 3-6, 10-6 in an hour and 41 minutes. The Greeks prevailed in the opener before losing ground a bit in the second set.
They bounced back in the deciding match the break, winning it 10-6 and delivering a win for their country.
Stefanos Tsitsipas skipped the United Cup singles duel against Nicolas Jarry.
Tsitsipas battled hard in the closing stages of 2023 despite issues, losing tight semi-final duels in Antwerp, Vienna and Paris.
Stefanos fell to Jannik Sinner in the first…
