ATP500 Rotterdam Final, Aliassim continued to be in good shape this year, sweeping top seed Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-2, and winning the 9th final of his career for the first time, winning the first Professional Tour singles title! At the same time, Tsitsipas was also sent to lose 8 consecutive games in the FINAL OFP500.
Eight consecutive defeats in the final, terminated!
Canada's post-00s supernova Aliassim has been shadowed by eight consecutive defeats in the final. Fellow players Shapovalov and Sina have already won the first professional championship, but he has not been able to achieve his wishes.
Aliassim was not without his chances, having reached the Tour final eight times, but each time he was a breathless blast, with 8 finals beaten 0-2.
Some fans ridiculed him for having a runner-up heart and made a fuss about the word "Ya" in his name. Although it is a bit exaggerated, it is undeniable that his psychological vulnerability does exist.
In April 2021, he began to cooperate with Nadal's uncle, and the results in the second half of the year began to stand out: reaching the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, the top four of the US Open, the world ranking came to 10th at the end of the year, and entered the top 10 for the first time in his career.
In 2022, Aliasim is gradually showing a strong side. In the group stage of the ATP Cup in January, he defeated Zverev Jr. in three sets, won the Top 3 for the first time in his career, and helped Canada win the championship with Shapovalov; in February, he reached the quarterfinals for the first time, and did not fall behind in the quarterfinals against Medvedev, taking the lead in 2 sets and once getting the match point; this time Rotterdam, the semi-final three sets reversed Rublev, and the final swept Tsitsipas, which was a gorgeous transformation.
Eight consecutive defeats in the final, go on!
Tsitsipas here is a little embarrassed.
This was his eighth final in the ATP 500, facing the psychologically fragile Aliassim, but the game was unsustainable, and Tsitsipas won eight consecutive defeats without any surprise.
The first 7 final defeats also lie in the strength of the opponent, including 2 losses to Nadal, 1 Federer, 1 Djokovic, 1 Zverev Jr., 1 Thiem, 1 Rublev, all of which are well-known names.
This time, facing the less famous Aliassim, Tsitsipas really had no chance. The whole game did not get a break point, it can be said that it was beaten without temper.
After the game, Aliasim said: "It's really not easy, after all, I am also an ordinary person, with ordinary people's feelings, once self-doubting, feeling anxious. This championship finally put me at ease, I no longer have to worry about people saying that I didn't win the championship, and I will be more relaxed in the final in the future. ”