Tsitsipas overthrew Tim and qualified for the 4th round of Madrid!

He turned the game around with Tim and advanced to the 4th round of the Madrid tournament o Tsitsipas (2-1 set)!

The Greek champion had quite a hard time against the Austrian tennis player and despite the fact that he lost the first set, in the second… he woke up and took it 6-1, while finally reaching the victory, taking the match in bye break of the third set.

Thus, “Steph” got the ticket for the next phase, where he will face the Argentine Sebastian Baez, who prevailed 2-1 against Girona. Now, all eyes are on Maria Sakkari, who will compete shortly with the Spanish-Swiss Masarova.

The match

The first set started with both tennis players maintaining their lead. However, only in the 4th game, Tsitsipas lost his concentration and accepted the break, with Tim making it 3-1 and then 4-1, although he had a lot of difficulty. From there, the Austrian managed to defend his serve, making it 6-3 and 1-0 set.

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The Greek champion completely turned the tide in the second set. After making it 1-0, he “broke” his opponent’s serve for 2-0. In the 6th game he “struck again” by breaking again, reaching 5-1 and holding his serve, equalized at 1-1 set.

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In the third set, the two gladiators entered much more conservatively, not taking enough risks. Tim struggled, but took the third game, as well as the 10th, which lasted about ten minutes. Thus, the game went to a tie break, with the score at 6-6. There, the Greek champion found the mental reserves and prevailed 7-5, making 2-1 set.

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The sets (2-1): 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5)