In a statement on Twitter, Tsitsipas revealed that he picked up the injury during last week's semi-final clash against Novak Djokovic at the Roland Garros where the Greek lost 6-3, 6-2, 5-7, 4-6, 6-1.
Rafael Nadal will be playing in his 34th Grand Slam semifinal as he pursues a record-tying 20th major championship, 13th at the French Open.
The fifth-seeded Greek player beats 13th-seeded Andrey Rublev 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 to avenge a loss in the Hamburg final less than two weeks ago.
Tsitsipas won 6-3, 7-6 (9), 6-2 against No. 18-seeded Grigor Dimitrov and Rublev beat unseeded Marton Fucsovics 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (3).
Tsitsipas was dominating the match. He had more than twice as many winners as Bedene, 28-13, and about a third as many unforced errors.
The Russian took the win 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 after Tsitsipas double-faulted on match point — his sixth double-fault of the match.
Tsitsipas' run to the Hamburg final has seen him recover from his third-round exit at the U.S. Open and a first-round elimination in Rome last week in his first clay tournament of the year.
Co-founder Patrick Mouratoglou hopes the Ultimate Tennis Showdown — whose first edition features Stefanos Tsitsipas and Matteo Berrettini — can change the way tennis is viewed by allowing a younger audience to access the raw feelings of players.
The World No.6 also stated it has been sort of a blessing in disguise as he is getting time to spend with his family, which otherwise would have been spent on the tour.
Stefanos Tsitsipas served a brutal birthday prank for his once-doubles teammate Nick Kyrgios, leaking his phone number on Instagram.
The men’s and women’s professional tennis circuits have been shut down for more than a month and are suspended at least until mid-July.
The 17-time Grand Slam champion maintained his unbeaten start to the year, having won the inaugural ATP Cup with Serbia and clinching a record-extending eighth Australian Open title.
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic defeated Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-3, 6-1 while Stefanos Tsitsipas got the better of Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1, 6-0.
The second-seeded Greek had six aces and broke his strong-serving Kazakh opponent's serve three times, dropping his own once. Playing only his third semifinal at this level, Bublik competed well and hit eight aces.
The 2016 Wimbledon finalist had five match points in the third-set tiebreaker and converted his second with a booming forehand winner for a 7-5, 6-4, 7-6 (2) victory on Margaret Court Arena.
Roger Federer defeated Steve Johnson 6-3, 6-2, 6-2 while defending champion Novak Djokovic went past Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 in the first round of Australian Open.
The match between two players, who will be among the shortlist of favourites at next month's Australian Open, fully lived up to the expectations.
Stefanos Tsitsipas lifted the ATP Finals title for the first time with a win over Dominic Thiem.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Roger Federer, while Dominic Thiem cruised to win over defending champion Alexander Zverev to reach the final.
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