Time continues, tennis events also continue, and the "2022 ATP Tennis Timeline" written by the author will naturally continue. In the previous articles, the post-00 rookies Rune, Aliassime, and Alcaraz were mentioned; Post-85 giants Djokovic, Nadal and other tennis players, interested fans can go to review. Today I will bring you the sixth article in this series.
Since 2017, Zverev Jr. won his first Masters title for post-95 players, and the ATP tennis scene has entered the era of post-95 players and giants. In this era, many excellent post-95 players have emerged, and the Greek player Tsitsipas is one of the outstanding representatives.
However, since entering 2022, he has repeatedly lost to post-00 rookies and post-95 celebrities, becoming their victims and bringing these players to the top of honor. Speaking of this, perhaps many people will have some doubts. So, please move on.
In February, at the final of the ATP 500 Rotterdam Open, Tsitsipas lost in two sets to post-00 rookie Aliassime, an eighth consecutive loss in the final of his career ATP 500. With this victory, Aliassime won the first tour title of his career, ending the curse of losing all eight previous tour finals.
However, the doom did not end. At both the Miami Masters and the ATP 500 Barcelona Open, Tsitsipas lost to post-00 rookie Alcaraz. The teenager went on to win the championship in both events.
Former French Open runner-up Tsitsipas lost to Roone, a post-00 rookie, in the Roland Garros match, giving them the first career Grand Slam quarterfinals. Since then, he has met this opponent in the final of the ATP 250 Stockholm Open, this time with the last laugh of the post-00 rookie Rune. Thanks to two consecutive victories over the former French Open runner-up, Rooney gained immense confidence. He then performed triumphantly at the Paris Masters, eventually winning his first Masters title.
At Wimbledon, Tsitsipas lost to Australia's Kyrgios in the third round and was eclipsed. After defeating him, the opponent went all the way to reach the final of his career Grand Slam. Although he has lost several times to post-00 rookies and post-95 stars, he has been able to reach a deeper round in tennis each time, which does not also show that Tsitsipas has a certain strength.
As the saying goes, defeat or anti-success. In fact, Tsitsipas in 2022 also has a good performance. In April, at the Monte Carlo Masters, Tsitsipas successfully defended his title while winning his second Masters title. In May, he defeated 2017 ATP year-end finals champion Dimitrov, 2018 Paris Masters champion Khachanov, post-00 rookie Sinner and former US Open runner-up Zverev Jr. at the Rome Masters, reaching the final of the Rome Masters for the first time in his career.
In June, at the ATP 250 Mallorca Open, Tsitsipas won his first career turf circuit title, while also collecting championships in all three major venues (hard, clay, and grass).
So far, Tsitsipas has won 60 games this season, which is worth mentioning. In a few days, the ATP year-end finals will begin, and Tsitsipas won the year-end finals in 2019, can he continue his magical performance in the year-end finals? Let's wait and see! (Source: Tennis House Author: Yixin Jushi)
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