In the 2nd round of Wimbledon, Tsitsipas took the… two-day marathon with Tim!

He was exhausted but… he qualified Stefanos Tsitsipas!

After a sensational match that started on Tuesday (4/7) and continued on Wednesday due to rain, the Greek tennis player prevailed with 3-2 set (6-3, 6-7, 2-6, 7-6, 6-7) of Dominic Timqualifying for the 2nd round of Wimbledon, where he will meet Andy Murray.

Characteristic of how big a derby the match was, is the fact that three sets were decided in the tie break, one of which was the one that shaped the final result. Finally, Tsitsipas managed to reach victory after 3 hours and 56 minutes, celebrating with Paula Bandosawho was in the stands to watch the match.

Now, Tsitsipas will play for the first time on his main court Wimbledon, against a… favorite child of the British who will surely have the support of the public. By Murray he has played twice more in his career. The Greek tennis player had prevailed with 3-2 sets in the 1st round of the US Open in 2021 and the Englishman with 2-0 sets in the Stuttgart quarterfinals in 2022.

The race:

The first set belonged by state to Hon. The two players held their serve for 5 games, but o Austrian he broke in the 6th, which he immediately took advantage of to reach 5-2. From then on, the Stephanos had no answer and lost the first set with a total score of 6-3.

In the second set, the match was much more balanced, with both opponents holding their serve relatively comfortably. By Tsitsipah leading 4-3, the match was suspended due to bad weather, and resumed the next day. The fiercely competitive set went to a tie break, where o Greek tennis player was storming (7-1), tying the match.

The third set started with Tsitsipah to miss a huge opportunity to break in the third game. The Greek tennis player had four break points, but Tim erased them all. However, he did not do the same in the fifth game, when he won the first break point who had and took the lead in the set. From then on, the Austrian had no reaction, Tsitsipas made a second break (5-2), and the set ended with the Greek tennis player triumphant (6-2).

In the fourth set we again saw the image of the second. The two athletes engaged in a great derby, holding their serve with ease. The only exception was the break point lost by Stefanos Tsitsipas in the first game. From then on, no one came close to breaking their opponent’s serve and the set went to tie break. THE Hon led 6-3, with Tsitsipas erasing consecutive set points but eventually losing the set (7-5).

The image in the fifth set testified to the fatigue of the two players, who mainly took care not to accept a break. THE Hon he almost broke his serve Tsitsipah in the seventh game, however, in a terrible way, the Greek tennis player did not allow him, keeping the lead. The derby continued with Tsitsipas missing a great opportunity having a match point in the 11th game which was “erased” by Tim. Finally, the set again reached the tie break, with Stefanos winning 10-8 and taking the big win.