They fought it out, but eventually caved. Stefanos and Petros Tsitsipas fought against the equal leaders of the board at the Australian Open Kuhlhof-Skupski, they prevailed 7-6 (6), 4-6, 7-6 (10-7) after 2 hours and 45 minutes!
The first set for the Greek duo was decided in a very close tie-break and their opponents eventually prevailed 8-6. In the second set, the Tsitsipas brothers turned things up, they went ahead with 4-2 and were able to make it 1-1 with 6-4 in the game.
Koolhoff and Skupski, who share No.3 in the world doubles rankings, showed their experience in the 3rd set, took a significant lead and, although Stefanos and Petros Tsitsipas made it difficult for them, qualified for the 3rd round of Australian Open.
The Greek tennis players, however, keep the fact that yesterday they achieved their first victory as a duo in a Grand Slam event, against Ramanathan and Varela, with 3-6, 7-5, 6-3.
They maintain their very good presence as a duo in Melbourne, while Petros will set a new career high, as on Monday (30/1) he is expected to be at No.131 in the world doubles ranking, improving his current position by 12 places.
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