Inglorious end to this year’s Grand Slam for him Stefanos Tsitsipas!
The Greek tennis player gave rights to Dominic Stricker and it eventually paid off as he was down 3-2 in sets and was eliminated US Open from the second round, with the no. 128 of the ranking to finally get the qualification!
THE Tsitsipas lost the first set, but took the next two and had a chance to end the match, as led 5-3 in the fourth, having service too! Nevertheless, Mr Striker he stayed alive and equalized in the tie break, “cleaning up” his big win comfortably in the fifth set!
In this way, the Stephanos closes this year’s Grand Slams with the highlight being the Australian Open final, without progressing as much as he would have liked in the remaining three.
The match
The Swiss showed Tsitsipas that he will not have an easy task from the first set. There, the two tennis players held their serve for a long time, until Striker to make the break in the 11th game, taking the next one and securing the set with 7-5!
The second set was just as competitive. THE Tsitsipas broke in the 4th game and led 3-1, but o Striker responded immediately, leveling the score at 3-3! The set went to the tie break, where the Greek tennis player was dominant with a score of 7-2, bringing the match to a tie (1-1)!
In the third set, the… matsara continued. Old Tsitsipas made the first break, again o Striker he responded in the very next game, and for the second time in a row we were led to a tie break. There, Stefanos was calm again, making it 2-1 in the sets with a score of 7-5!
The fourth set was equally competitive, with Stricker starting with a break in the first game and the Tsitsipah to answer the fourth! The Greek tennis player made it a second, going 5-3, and just when it all seemed over, the unlikely Striker responded with his own, making it 5-5! The set was taken again (!) to a tie break, with Striker this time to win 6-8 and tie at 2-2!
In the fifth set, Swiss he now had great psychology and… wings on his feet against the tired Tsitsipah, breaking in the second game and holding his lead until the end of the match. In this way, he finally achieved the great victory for him and left him out of the US Open Tsitsipah.
The sets: 5-7, 7-6 (7-2), 7-6 (7-5), 6-7 (6-8), 3-6
Dominic Stricker takes the first set against Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5! ?? pic.twitter.com/eMZj6bcbEr
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 30, 2023
Tsitsipas levels the match out and takes the second set. ?? pic.twitter.com/ecWFzODqkX
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 30, 2023
La dejada perfecta de Stricker. pic.twitter.com/NcELTOxAWU
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 30, 2023
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