Tsitsipas apologises to fans after withdrawing from ATP Finals

Stefanos Tsitsipas apologised to his fans after early retirement from his ATP Finals clash with Holger Rune.

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00:00 "My apologies to all the fans and the crowd that came to support me today and watch the

00:06 match.

00:07 I'm really gutted that I wasn't able to finish the match.

00:12 And it's a shame also not to give that spot to someone else to at least try and do something

00:18 with it.

00:20 My doctors and the countless visits that I had in the last few days suggested that I

00:26 play and gave me the green light to go and try it for myself.

00:34 Unfortunately I felt terrible on the court and I did what I could do in the best possible

00:44 way to be ready and fit for this match but it didn't work out for me.

00:52 I hate retiring from matches.

00:53 I'm not the kind of person that likes leaving mid-match.

00:58 And it kills me not to be able to finish this tournament, the one that I've prepped for

01:07 so long and made sure that I'm completely fit to perform at my best and show my capacities

01:16 as a player."