AP, LONDONThree years after traveling to the ATP Finals as a hitting partner to the top professionals, Stefanos Tsitsipas is leaving the tournament as champion. Tsitsipas on Sunday rallied to beat Dominic Thiem 6-7 (6/8), 6-2, 7-6 (7/4) for the biggest title of his career, becoming the youngest champion at the season-ending event in 18 years. It has been quite a journey for Tsitsipas, who first met Thiem at the O2 Arena in 2016 when he was the world’s top-ranked junior and was invited to be a hitting partner for the ATP Finals participants. It was a great match from both of us,” Thiem said. “That’s why it’s probably mentally the most brutal sport existing, because you can play such a great match and end up losing in the championship match,” Thiem said.

Source: Taipei Times November 18, 2019 15:56 UTC