Defeat for Tsitsipas, disqualification for Greece

He failed to complete the reversal against Alex Molkan The Stefanos Tsitsipaswho was defeated 2-1 sets (6-7(6-8), 6-4, 3-6) after a long battle of three hours.

With this victory, Slovakia made it 3-1 against Greece and qualified for the continuation of the Davis Cupwith our national team staying out.

The schedule turned out to be particularly heavy today for Stefanos Tsitsipas, after he started at 11:00 with the battle for the doubles, with teammate Petros Tsitsipas, against Klein and Zelenai and continued in the singles.

In the first set, Tsitsipas reached break point early and pushed hard for the break, but Molkan held on and made it 2-2. The Slovak broke ahead at 4-3, with Tsitsipas immediately erasing it for 4-4.

The two players were led to the tie break, where Tsitsipas had a slight advantage until 5-3. His opponent with a streak of three points reached the set bowl, but the Greek tennis player equalized at 6-6. The Slovak’s mini break that followed essentially ended the set, paving the way for the 8-6.

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The second set started perfectly for Tsitsipas, after he broke and withstood the pressure of his opponent for 2-0. Molkan tied at 3-3 but Tsitsipas took the last three games, after exciting battles.

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In the third set, Molkan was again in danger of accepting the break in the first game, but Tsitsipas did not succeed this time. At the most crucial point, the Slovak broke the Greek tennis player’s serve for 5-3 and served for the set, taking it with a love game.