A right elbow injury leaves Stefanos Tsitsipas out of the ATP Finals. The Greek will not play his second match in the tournament this Wednesday at 9:00 p.m. Cameron norrie, who was training these days in Turin as a second reserve, will take the place of number four in the world.
This hasty inclusion in the Masters is a prize for the great season of the 26-year-old Briton and 12th in the ranking., who won his first Los Cabos title and then the Indian Wells 1,000 Masters, both on hard court.
Norrie has only faced Ruud once before, less than two months ago in the San Diego final. The Norwegian won 6-0, 6-2. Tsitsipas, for his part, has not raised his head since his loss to Carlos Alcaraz in the third round of the US Open. His injury must have originated between the game against Andrey Rublev on Monday and Tuesday’s training session on the courts attached to the Pala Alpitour.
The 23-year-old Athenian is the second player to retire from the tournament, after Italian Matteo Berrettini, who hurt his abdomen while playing Alexander Zverev on Sunday. He was successfully replaced by compatriot Jannik Sinner, who beat Hurkacz 6-2 on Tuesday.