Thomas Fabbiano upsets Tsitsipas in the 1st round in London

Thomas Fabbiano upsets Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-7⁸ 6-3 in the 1^st round in London on Monday.

Match Report, stats, and key facts

1^st set.

The Italian won the set after he broke Stefanos in the 3^rd (2-1) and in the 9^th (5-4) game. Stefanos tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 6^th (3-3) game. Notwithstanding, the Italian stayed solid before winning the set 6-4.

2^nd set.

There was not much difference between them in this set with the exception of 1 break that Tsitsipas conquered in the 6^th game (4-2) before winning the set (6-3).

The Italian lost the 6^th game (4-2) when he was serving and leading 40-0.

3^rd set.

The set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that the Italian conquered in the 10^th game (6-4).

Fabbiano was unable to break Tsitsipas in the 4^th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

4^th set.

Both players were too good on serve and the fight went to the breaker. Finally, Stefanos won the breaker at 8.

5^th set.

Thomas won the set after he broke the Greek in the 7^th (4-3) and in the 9^th (6-3) game. That was enough for Fabbiano to win the set since he didn’t drop his serve during the set.

At the end of the match, Thomas scored 162 points vs. Tsitsipas’s 154 points.

The Italian served very well to win 80% of the points (83/104) behind his first serve, and he won 52% points (25/48) on his second serve. The Italian was far from perfect in converting his break points because he converted only 45% (5/11) of them.

On the other side, the Greek was struggling in finding the solution in converting his break points as he converted only 20% of his break points (2/10). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Fabbiano and Tsitsipas is 1-2 for Stefanos.

Highlights Thomas Fabbiano vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas Wimbledon – London

Prediction and head to head Thomas Fabbiano vs. Ivo Karlovic

Fabbiano will compete against Karlovic in the 2^nd round.

There is no head to head record between Thomas Fabbiano and Ivo Karlovic since this will be the first time that they will square off at pro level.