Facing difficulties only in the third set, o Stefanos Tsitsipas prevailed 3-0 sets, 6-3, 6-4 and 7-6 (8-6)of Kenten Alice securing qualification to the second round of the Australian Open.
The 24-year-old tennis player absolutely defended his serve at first two sets and making a break he reached a comfortable 2-0 in the sets.
Tsitsipas is putting on a clinic! Set 1 done and dusted in 27 minutes! ??
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— Wide World of Sports (@wwos) January 16, 2023
In the third set, however, his French (No. 61) opponent proved to be a tough nut to crack. Although “Steph” led 2-0 in the games, he lost the next four (!) and with great difficulty went to the tie break. There he found himself behind 3-0 and 4-1, but showed character and took the qualification after a total of 1 hour and 50 minutes of competition.
Stefanos celebrates after getting through a tricky tiebreaker! ????
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— Wide World of Sports (@wwos) January 16, 2023
For the “64” phase, Tsitsipas will face off on Wednesday with Rinky Hijikata (Australia, No 169), who defeated Yannick Hanfmann (Germany, No. 128) by upset, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-3, after 4 hours and 25 minutes of play. Although Hanfman had 21 aces and 63 winners, his 50 errors cost him the “64” stage.
The #highlights of the victory of Stefanos Tsitsipas over Quentin Halys ???? @steftsitsipas
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— Eurosport Greece (@EurosportGR) January 16, 2023
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