Stefanos Tsitsipas laughed after the second long toilet break and won four innings in the US Open

NEW YORK-Stefanos Tsitsipas heard a commotion from the audience again after a long distance off the field at the US Open after dropping the series during a second-round win against Adrian Mannarino.

Tsitsipas pointed out that he is not doing anything that breaks the rules.

What is true. The Grand Slam rulebook only says that players should use “reasonable” time, but does not give an exact acceptable minute.

“If I break the rule, of course I’m guilty. I agree; I’m not doing something right,” Tsitsipas said by beating 27 aces and winning Mannarino 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-0 and the roof closed Arthur Ashe at the stadium due to heavy rain from Hurricane Ida remnants. “If I stick to the instructions, what’s the problem?”

Tsitsipas took a toilet break on Wednesday, causing an eight-minute delay between the end of the third batch and the fourth batch. Fans greeted his return, and they were certainly aware that three-time Grandmaster Murray condemned the 23-year-old Greek for “nonsense.”

Murray also said he “lost his respect” for Tsitsipa, who placed third at Flushing Meadows and was second at the French Open in June.

Tsitsipas said he feels refreshed when he leaves the field to change clothes.

Asked about the nonsense of the viewers, he replied, “I haven’t done anything wrong, so I don’t understand. People love the sport; they come to watch tennis. I have nothing against them. I love the fans. But some people don’t understand. That’s all. They don’t understand. They have not played tennis at a high level to understand how much effort and how difficult it is to do what we do. Sometimes we need a short break to do what we have to do. “

Mannarino, who got the tennis balls and trained to serve with his shoulder loose when his opponent was away before the fourth set, agreed that the fault is in the rules book, not in Tsitsi.

“He’s not doing anything wrong,” the French player said. “I think the rule is wrong.” “

The US Open is the only Grand Slam tournament where Tsitsipas has not yet reached the fourth round. He has been so far in Wimbledon and the Australian Open semifinals, in addition to his run for Roland Garros, before losing in the final to Novak Djokovic.

Tsitsipas will face 18-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz for the fourth round of accommodation.

“I want to play my best game against him,” Tsitsipas said. “I see him as a potential challenger for future Grand Slam championships and other big events.”

Diego Schwartzman, who finished 11th in the other men’s competition, eliminated the second-place finisher of 2017 in a Kevin Anderson match that started on one field before 7.30pm and ended on another just before 1 after a rain and wind-induced interruption.

Schwartzman won the third round 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6-4.

They started at Louis Armstrong Stadium, which has a retractable roof, but openings created for natural ventilation allowed rain to blow on the field. So the game was suspended in the first 5-5 rounds to allow the surface to dry. As they continued, the puddles grew too large at the beginning of the second batch, so operations were suspended again.

Armstrong was considered unplayed, so the match was moved to Ashe, where they were able to take things again after a nearly two-hour break after the second match ended.

The Associated Press participated in this report.