His progress stopped in the semi-finals Stefanou Tsitsipas in Vienna.
The top Greek tennis player was defeated 2-0 set (6-4, 7-6(6)) by Daniil Medvedev in one hour and 45 minutes of competition and said goodbye to the Austrian courts. The game was exciting, with the Greek tennis player surrendering in the final after a great fight in the second set tiebreak.
In the first set, Tsitsipas was the one who pushed first for the break, having three chances that Medvedev stopped to make it 2-2. Then it was the Russian who managed to break the opponent’s streak first.
After back to back mistakes by Tsitsipas, Medvedev made it 4-3 and “locked” his lead for 5-3.
Tsitsipas with a love game reduced to 5-4, but his opponent had no difficulty finishing the set 6-4.
The second set was more balanced. Tsitsipas started with a love game, but pushed for 2-1, with Medvedev relatively comfortably reaching 3-3. The pressure on Tsitsipas continued, with the Russian losing two break points, while he had another missed opportunity at 6-5.
The two players were taken to the tie break, which they reached without losses at 4-3 in favor of Medvedev. The Russian made a mini-break for 5-3, with Tsitsipas responding by leveling at 5-5.
That’s where the Greek tennis player’s strength ended, after Medvedev made it 7-6 with a new mini-break and ended the match 8-6.
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