Tsitsipas puts an end to Davidovich's journey, combative until the last ball in Monte Carlo

He ended up in the net, covered in sand after throwing himself on the plate in a futile attempt to reach a

from his rival.

What better way to exemplify what the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 has been for

, combative and resilient until the last ball, this time denied, already in the final.

The beautiful journey of the Spanish player touched port against

.

The Greek revalidated the title won in 2021, by winning 6-3 and 7-6 (3), in one hour and 36 minutes.

Davidovich fought as he has in a tournament where he comes out very strengthened by his magnificent performance throughout the week.

He has jumped in this Masters 1000 as number 27 in the world and with an estimable growth in his game.

Spanish tennis already has another player to pay the best attention to.

follows ,

explodes

and Davidovich appears.

It is difficult to find a facet in which the man from Malaga can beat the two-time champion in the Principality right now on paper, holder of eight titles and finalist last year at Roland Garros.

But sport also consists of that, in making the most of your faculties and being able to deny your rival's own.

It was never clear to Tsitsipas, who was winning by five games to four in the second set and served to lift the cup when he ran into another twist from Davidovich, all passion.

He had before him a player to whom he had caused difficulties in his two confrontations, one of them inconclusive.

In the quarterfinals of this same tournament, last year, the Greek won 7-5 before Davidovich retired due to a left quadriceps injury.

This same season, in Rotterdam, on the fast track, the victory went back to Tsitsipas, but not without spending all three sets.

The Spaniard thus came out aware of his options, even more so with the confidence gained since he beat

in the second round.

without being intimidated

The result of the good start was the

in the third game.

It was clear that despite the boisterous celebration with his team in the stands after standing up in the final, he still believed in the work to be done.

He came out fresh, loose with the drop shot and precise with the down the line backhand, oblivious to the intimidating power of the rival and the weight of the stage.

It was the first final of his career, and he played it against the defender of the cup, a young man much more seasoned than him in events of this caliber, and in one of the classic clay court tournaments.

It didn't take long for Tsitsipas to react, making the ball more spicy and provoking his opponent's mistakes.

When he plays with first serve and refines when opening angles, the third seed prints another speed to the exchanges, he raises the demand.

The cries of "Foki, Foki!"

They tried to raise a kid who has conquered the hearts of fans.

Tsitsipas percussed and the man from Malaga seemed to lack the spark of other games.

He missed the first set and was soon at a disadvantage in the second, but he was far from giving up.

The Greek believed that the task was almost solved and he sinned in haste.

Davidovich was still there, ready to take advantage of any concession.

Instead of digging in, he sought more initiative on points, cornering his opponent, given to moving to protect his backhand.

He was not too far from prolonging the battle.

He sinned with an inappropriate dropshot that left the rest 3-1 down in the tiebreaker.

He performed worse at short distances.

Honors, in any case, also for him, deserving of the utmost respect and admiration, model in the best week of his life.

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