THE Stefanos Tsitsipas may have struggled more than he expected against the 20-year-old Czech, Giri Lechetska (No. 137 in the world rankings), however he finally managed to react to the first lost set, make the upset and qualify for the Rotterdam Grand Final! There, he will meet the winner of the other semifinal, in which Aliasim and Rublev will face each other (20:30).
Lechecka entered the first set furiously and was ahead with 2-1 making the break in the third game. Tsitsipas reacted and reduced to 4-3but the Czech took advantage of his very good service, finally taking the first set with 6-4.
Clearly Tsitsipas is more focused at the beginning of the second set, won the first game, but the Czech withstood the pressure. The Greek tennis player relied on his good serve and made it 2-1 and with a love game he was ahead with 4-3. Leczecka equalized again at 4-4, but there spoke the quality of Tsitsipas, who kept his serve for 5-4 and then took advantage of his opponent’s mistakes, making the break and tying in 1-1 set!
Dominant in the third and decisive set is Stefanospreceded by 3-0 game and did not look back, putting unbearable pressure on his opponent. The Czech reduced to 4-2, but could not threaten further, with Tsitsipas reaching 5-2 thanks to his excellent service and shaping the 6-2 with break!
So, got the ticket to the Rotterdam finalwhere he wants to win for the first time in his tournament career ATP 500!
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