With the right he started his obligations in Rotterdam Stefanos Tsitsipasas it prevailed 2-1 (7-5, 6-7, 6-4) set by Davidovic Fokina and qualified for the “16Of Rotterdam.
The Greek tennis player will face in the next round the winner of the pair Lloyd George Harris-Ilia Ivaska that takes place tomorrow, Wednesday (9/2).
Tsitsipas entered the match very dynamically and with the air of the favorite, as making the break he reached 2-0, but with the Spaniard answering with the same currency and reaching 2-2. In fact, Fokina made another break for 2-3, but “Steph”‘s response was immediate in the same way for 3-3. At the end of the seventh game, the unexpected happened, as Fokina was injured and finally, after medical help, decided to grit his teeth and continue. Tsitsipas finally had a hard time winning the first set for 1-0.
Balance in the second set, with Tsitsipas reaching the break for 4-2, but Fokina showed again that he leaves nothing, making it 4-4 and leading the game to the tie-break. There, the Spaniard showed that he was in better momentum, finally taking the set easily.
Everything was judged in the third f, with both defending their service until the seventh game, when Tsitsipas made the break (5-3), a development that led him to the final victory with 6-4.
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