Another defeat and disqualification in the first round Grand Slam for him Stefanos Tsitsipas!
The Greek tennis player, although he had stated that his goal is to make 2025 the best season of his career, this did not come true, as in the early morning lost 3-1 sets (5-7, 3-6, 6-2, 4-6) by Alex Mikkelsen.
This is her the second time in a row that Tsitsipas loses in the first round of one of the top competitions, as he was previously eliminated by Thanasis Kokkinakis in the first round of the US Openlast August.
Mikkelsen is 20 years oldconsidered one of the rising talents of American tennis, is ranked No. 42 in the world and he had never won to date any opponent from the Top 20.
The fight it took 2 hours and 45 minuteswith the young tennis player taking full advantage of the instability Stefanos Tsitsipas had in his game, who he tried to reactbut he was unable to implement his plan.
The 26-year-old Tsitsipas, who is ranked No. 12 in the world, except for the third set which he won emphatically 6-2, did not have a good image and said goodbye early to the event in which two years ago he reached the final losing to Novak Djokovic.
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Defeating a Top 20 player at a Grand Slam for the first time?
Handing Tsitsipas consecutive 1st round losses in Grand Slams?
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What a star, Alex Michelsen@wwos • @espn • @eurosport • @wowowtennis • #AO2025 pic.twitter.com/L22eV5UGqf
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 13, 2025
The 20-year-old American takes the opening set vs Tsitsipas 7-5??#AO2025 pic.twitter.com/fmgx4x77gN
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 13, 2025
???”World class!” by Michelsen in the second set ??@wwos • @espn • @eurosport • @wowowtennis • #AusOpen • #AO2025 pic.twitter.com/glUELU3G4J
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 13, 2025
The fans are right behind @steftsitsipas ??#AO2025 pic.twitter.com/2RwnXYgupk
— #AusOpen (@AustralianOpen) January 13, 2025
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