He struggled in the first set, but hit the… gas in the second and prevailed Dominic Tim The Stefanos Tsitsipas (2-0 set)!
Thus, the Greek champion secured qualification for the “16” of the tournament, where he will face the Czech Thomas Masach.
“Steph” showed once again that he is in very good condition in view of the upcoming events ATP Finals, but also after winning the men’s doubles in antwerp, with his brother, Peter.
The two tennis players started very well in the first set, with the result that neither has any problem defending his serve. In fact, it is characteristic that it did not exist not even a break point! Thus, the set went to a tie-break. At that point, although he lost two points, Tsitsipas was calmer, but took the victory 7-5 and the 1-0.
In the second set, things were completely different. Tim took the first game easily, while he made a great effort to break for 2-0, having three lost break points, with the Greek champion managing to do it 1-1.
In fact, right after that he made the break and took the lead (2-1). Then he held hard his serve for 3-2 (although he conceded three break points again), but from that point on, he hit the… accelerator and easily reached 6-4 and the 2-0 set!
The sets: (2-0): 7-6 {7-5}, 6-4.
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