French Open: 'It's ridiculous, a shame' - Tearful Stefanos Tsitsipas reacts to shock defeat to Holger Rune

An emotional Stefanos Tsitsipas has given his reaction to his shock defeat to Holger Rune in the fourth round of the French Open. The Greek fourth seed suffered a surprise loss to the rising star from Denmark as he suffered a 5-7 6-3 3-6 4-6 surprise on Court Philippe-Chatrier a year after reaching the final of the tournament. Ad/> Tsitsipas and Rune engaged in a fiery encounter at times — particularly at one point when the pair argued about an incredibly tight line call — and the world No.

4 described his opponent as a «very emotional opponent». Roland-Garros'A star is born' — Corretja, Henman praise 'amazing' Rune after Tsitsipas winAN HOUR AGO Speaking in his post-match press conference very shortly after the match, Tsitsipas was emotional as he reflected upon the defeat and was critical of his own approach to the opportunity that had presented itself to him in the weaker half of the draw. «I was struggling a lot the last couple of days in terms of finding my rhythm,» he said.

«I was very nervous on the court, being frustrated a lot, and I knew I was this way, but I couldn't stop being like this. »Especially when you feel like there have been a few changes in terms of equipment and stuff like that, but I wouldn't attribute that to the equipment, I wouldn't put all of the blame on the equipment because it's something that I chose for my personal progress and getting better. “[I didn’t feel the pressure] absolutely not.

I don't watch draws, I don't watch my next opponents. I pretty much know the progress and the way I need to do things in order to get to where I was last year and that doesn't come easy, for sure. But you've kind of experienced it before and you know what is required for you to have a high chance and