Stefanos Tsitsipas sat down in protest and refused to continue his match at the Shanghai Masters after accusing the umpire of being “against him”.
The world No. 12 wasn’t happy when he received a loss of first serve for a time violation after running down the clock while facing Daniil Medvedev in the fourth round.
After Medvedev broke him, Tsitsipas stormed to his bench while his opponent waited to serve and didn’t resume the match until his demands to see the supervisor were met.
After losing a close first set, Tsitsipas broke to lead in the second set. But he found himself in trouble while serving at 1-2 as he ran down the shot clock while serving. It wasn’t the first time, so it came with a loss of first serve.
The 26-year-old stormed to the chair to confront umpire Fergus Murphy. “I’m being so reasonable. Why are you doing this to me man? I’m the best about this on tour, I’m the most consistent player on tour,” he said.
The umpire tried to tell him that the shot clock now started automatically, something players are informed about at the start of every match. He replied: “Stef just listen. It might help if you listen. The clock starts automatically so you really have to watch the clock. I have no control over that.”
But Tsitsipas carried on, accusing the officials of being unfair. He continued: “Why are you guys against me so much? The last few months have been terrible. I don’t understand what’s got into you.”
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