Stefanos Tsitsipas "Can Only Learn" From Shock Third-Round US Open Exit

Stefanos Tsitsipas was stunned by 18-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 0-6, 7-6 (7/5) in a third-round US Open match at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Stefanos Tsitsipas, the Greek third seed, was stunned by 18-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 0-6, 7-6 (7/5) in a third-round US Open match at Arthur Ashe Stadium. "It was supposed to be my match," said Tsitsipas, who has never reached the last 16 at the US Open. "Today was a match that I shouldn't have lost. I can only learn from it." Tsitsipas has been ridiculed by rivals Alexander Zverev and Andy Murray for taking extended bathroom breaks at key moments in matches, moves they see as gamesmanship. Zverev accused him of getting coaching aid during such a break in Cincinnati two weeks ago. "All these accusations have been completely false," Tsitsipas said. "The one in my match in Cincinnati, which was the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard in my life, I don't know what to say. That really shows the level of the person that said it." Three-time Grand Slam champion Murray said billionaire Jeff Bezos flew into space faster than Tsitsipas took a toilet break. Zverev said he seemed to be going to a bathroom on the moon.