ITS OZX- Posted September 1, 2020 Posted September 1, 2020 (edited) The US Open tennis tournament this year differs greatly, due to the implementation of health protocols due to the Corona pandemic, but for Stephanos Tsitsipas, ranked sixth in the world, the difficulty of obtaining his own towel is a great challenge for him. The Greek, Tsitsipas, reached the second round, by winning three direct sets over the Spaniard Albert Ramos Piniolas, and he spent all his post-match press conference talking about his relationship with the towel. "It's very important because I use it a lot," he said of the towel. "It gives me time to think, re-energize and think about the way I play." "I have a history with the towel. I used to use it when I was three or four years old and always carried it. It was like my game. The towel is a special thing in my life." "It is also not very comfortable to play and smell the sweat that pours out of your face and reaches your eyes," he added. Health protocols in place at Flushing Meadows this year prevent children from handing the towel to the two players between points as is usually the case in most tournaments. And at last week's Cincinnati tournament, which was subject to the same protocols, the referees postponed the countdown of 25 seconds before the start of the point to allow players to return to their seats and dry up a sweat quickly. But that did not continue in Flushing Meadows, which prompted world number one Novak Djokovic to enter into an argument with the referee, during his victory over Damir Jumhur in the first round. "I was not aware of that. Nobody brought this to my attention," said the Serbian player, who announced last week that he would be part of a new players union, in response to the rule change. "This is something that really bothered me. I see it as unacceptable or fair. But I think I have to deal with it," he said. Edited September 1, 2020 by ✘-Free-palestine-✘
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