Tsitsipas – Nori 0: 2: Exclusion from the first game in the Diriyah Tennis Cup

Stefanos Tsitsipas failed to earn his first victory at the Riyadh exhibition tournament and was eliminated by Cameron Norrie on his debut, leaving the Diriyah Tennis Cup behind in the singles draw.

At the rich unofficial Saudi Arabian event, the Greek tennis player went down No. 1 on the board but on Thursday night (8/12) he was defeated in straight sets by Nori and eliminated from the tournament. with… Good evening.

After just 71 minutes of play, the 27-year-old Briton and No. 14 tennis player in the world prevailed 6-4, 6-4 to advance to the semifinals where he awaits to learn his next opponent in the match between Taylor Fritz and Hubert Hurkatz .

That defeat put Stefanos out of contention for the huge $1,000,000 prize money that will be awarded to the Riyadh champion this year.

He may have been eliminated from the singles draw, but on Friday (12/9) he will team up with Matteo Berretini and compete as a duo in the doubles draw.

More precisely, the Greek champions, along with the 26-year-old Italian, will face the duo Dominic Thiem with… the loser of the last singles match (Fritz-Hurkatz) in the quarterfinals of doubles.

It’s worth noting that the double’s cash prize is also extremely impressive, as the winning team will split the not-inconsiderable sum of $250,000.

Source: Tennis24.gr