Madrid
02
05
2023
SPORTS

Tsitsipas qualifies for 4th round

Stefanos Tsitsipas qualified for the 4th round of the Madrid Open.
Stefanos Tsitsipas qualified for the 4th round of the Madrid Open.

The Greek tennis player prevailed with a 2-1 set (7-5, 3-6, 6-3) against Sebastian Baez from Argentina and in the next round he will face the Spaniard Bernabe Zapata Mirales (No 42 in the world ranking), who earlier beat the Russian Roman Shafiulin with 2-1 sets. "Tsitsifast" won in 2 hours and 14 minutes against the 22-year-old tennis player who is No. 31 in the ATP Rankings.

In the 1st set, it was in the eighth game when Baez broke to take a temporary lead. However, Tsitsipas's reaction was immediate, he took the ninth game after a "battle", after Baes had erased three break points. With three points in a row and making another break on the Argentine's serve, Tsitsipas won the set 7-5.

In the 2nd set, Sebastian Baez led 3-0. Although Tsitsipas was down 3-1, the Argentinian proved superior and won the second set 6-3.

In the 3rd set, in the eighth game, Tsitsipas broke Baes' serve and took the advantage to win the set 6-3 for the Greek tennis player.