Tsitsipas Complains About Playing Conditions in Madrid: "I Felt Like I Was on an Ice Rink"
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Stefanos Tsitsipas struggled against Jan-Lennard Struff this Saturday, but the Greek player will still advance to the third round in Madrid.
After losing the first set, he complained to the chair umpire about the playing conditions—a moment he later revisited during his press conference with journalists:
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"The court was unplayable today. I felt like I was on an ice rink when I had to slide. I’ve never experienced that on a clay court before.
This is a different kind of clay than what’s usually used. I have a lot of experience on this surface, and it’s frustrating to have to play like this."
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