Greece’s tennis champion Stefanos Tsitsipas came second in this year’s Mubadala World Tennis Championship, after losing to Spain’s Rafael Nadal 2-1 after three sets.
The two tennis champions met in Abu Dabi, in the United Arab Emirates, playing for three hours and twelve minutes.
That is Federer-like. 🤯🤯🤯@StefTsitsipas with the defensive squash shot to set up break point in the second set.
Live now→ https://t.co/tPoe44C26q#MWTC pic.twitter.com/H3cPSb01q2— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) December 21, 2019
In a nerve-breaking night, the Greek player fought to the last minute but did not manage to overcome the world’s number one in ATP rankings.
Tsitsipas secured his place in Saturday’s final on Friday evening, after beating Serbia’s Novak Djokovic.
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