“Feels like I had too much food”: Stefanos Tsitsipas’ particular medical time-out at the United Cup

Stefanos Tsitsipas experienced a peculiar moment during his match against Alexander Shevchenko at the United Cup. The Greek player began the match struggling, losing a challenging set against the Kazakh, where repeated unforced errors cost him dearly.

Tsitsipas's frustration was evident in the first set, where Shevchenko secured a single break in the 7th game to eventually take the set 6-4. At the start of the second set, Tsitsipas called for a medical time-out, telling the paramedic he didn’t feel well because he "feels like he had too much food."

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When the match resumed, Shevchenko earned an early break in the first game and took the lead. At 3-4, Tsitsipas expressed his frustration with his backhand, a moment captured on the television broadcast.

“My backhand doesn’t go anywhere. I need to put a f***ing truck behind it for it to go. It’s impossible to do anything with it,” the world No. 11 remarked.

After the changeover, Tsitsipas finally secured his first break, evening the score at 4-4 and keeping the set balanced until the tie-break. Nevertheless, the Kazakh ended up being impressive and won 7 consecutive points to secure the victory in straight sets (6-4, 7-6).

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