The tennis player who surpassed number 2 drops to 204th place in the rankings and says: ‘I chose a bad sport…’

Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor beat Sinner at Shanghai Masters 1000, but fell to Valentin Vacherot

The Dutchman Tallon Griekspoorcurrently number 31 in the world in the rankings ATPhe gained the international media spotlight after surprising and beating the Italian Jannik Sinnercurrently number 2, at the Masters 1000 in Shanghai, China. However, three days after the great triumph, he was overtaken by the Monegasque Valentin Vacherot, 204th in the ranking, and fell in the round of 16.

The situation angered Griekspoor, who vented about the ups and downs that tennis and sport can offer in a short period of time.

“I beat the world number two two days ago. Now I lost to the world number 204. This is a summary of tennis in three days. It shows that I chose a wrong sport and I probably want to play tennis again tomorrow, but now I’m fed up. I would have rather lost in the first round than in this match,” Griekspoor said.

In the third round the Dutchman got the better of Sinner. In the third set, when Griekspoor was winning 6/7, 7/5 and 3/2, the Italian abandoned the match because he had cramps in his legs. The victory of the number 31 in the ranking surprised expectations. However, in the round of 16, Griekspoor was beaten by Vacherot 2 sets to 1, with scores of 4/6, 6/7 and 6/4.

After the Masters 1000 in Shanghai, the 26-year-old from Monaco will face Norwegian Holger Rune, world number 11, in the round of 16. The match is scheduled for next Thursday at 4.00.

Source: Terra

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