Stefanos Tsitsipas Makes Shocking Move at ATP Finals 2021

The World No. 4, Stefanos Tsitsipas has made a major announcement regarding the ongoing 2021 Nitto ATP Finals. The French Open finalist has been facing some serious problems with his elbow lately. Tsitsipas lost his opening match against Andrey Rublev in straight sets. He was scheduled to face Casper Ruud in his next match, but the Greek star will be taking no further part in the competition due to said injury.

Notably, Stefanos Tsitsipas will be replaced by Cameron Norrie at the ATP Finals. Norrie was at the 10th position in the ATP Race. However, Sinner already replaced Berrettini and now Norrie is replacing Tsitsipas. The ATP Finals will be featuring two new faces in the competition.

Stefanos Tsitsipas withdraws from ATP Finals

Stefanos Tsitsipas has had an incredible season so far. He started his season by winning an incredible quarter-final match against Rafael Nadal at the Australian Open. He just became the second player to beat Rafael Nadal coming from two sets down at a Grand Slam. Subsequently, Tsitsipas lifted his first Masters 1000 trophy at Monte Carlo.

Tsitsipas also played his first Grand Slam final at the French Open 2021. However, Novak Djokovic ultimately defeated the Greek in an enthralling five-set match. In August 2021, Tsitsipas achieved his career-high ranking of World No. 3.

However, just a few days into the Nitto ATP Finals, Stefanos Tsitsipas has withdrawn from the competition. The Greek has decided to withdraw from the main event in Italy due to his elbow injury. Tsitsipas lost his group stage match against Andrey Rublev in straight sets 6-4, 6-4.

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Cameron Norrie to replace Tsitsipas

The unfortunate news from Stefanos Tsitsipas has opened the gates for Cameron Norrie. The World No. 12, who was at the 10th position in the ATP Race, will now be competing at the mega-event in Turin, Italy. This is the second replacement at the ATP Finals, as Sinner replaced Berrettini recently.

Surprisingly, the Brit will be making his debut at the year-end tournament. Norrie pulled off an amazing win in the finals of Indian Wells to lift the trophy. However, it will be intriguing to see how Cameron Norrie takes on the challenge, as the path for him to reach the semi-finals will not be straightforward.

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