Matteo Gigante upsets Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-4 in the 2nd round in Paris on Wednesday. Gigante will try to keep the momentum against Ben Shelton in the 3rd round. This will be his most significant achievement in this tournament. Previously, the best he could do was reaching the qualifications in 2024. Here you can see his history at this event.
The Italian added to his prize money € 51,000 after winning this match. He has already won € 168,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Gigante will add € 97,000 to his earnings to get in total € 265,000 in total.
Highlights Matteo Gigante vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas French Open – Paris
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
6-4
3h:06
After this contest, the head to head between Gigante and Tsitsipas is 1-0 for Matteo.
Draw and next match H2H: Matteo Gigante vs. Ben Shelton – stats
Gigante will face Shelton in the 3rd round.
There is no head to head record between Matteo Gigante and Ben Shelton since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Matteo grabbed in the 9th game (5-4) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-4).
They contested 63 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Matteo won just 3 more points than Stefanos (33-30). Matteo conceded 12 points on serve (23-12). In addition, on the other side, Stefanos conceded 10 points on serve (18-10).
The Greek won the set after he broke Matteo in the 4th (3-1) and in the 12th (7-5) game. The Italian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. Notwithstanding, Tsitsipas stayed solid to conquer the set 7-5.
The Greek was spot on in converting all his break points in the 4th (2-1 0-40) and the 12th game (6-5 15-40 and 30-40). In addition on the other side, Matteo was on the money in converting all his break points in the 7th (2-4 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).
They played 68 points. Stefanos conquered the set after winning 8 more points than Gigante (38-30). Stefanos surrendered 12 points on serve (25-12). On the losing side, Gigante conceded 13 points on serve (18-13).
Gigante had a strong start of this set after breaking Stefanos Tsitsipas in the 1st game (1-0). Matteo extended his lead after breaking Tsitsipas in the 5th (4-1) game before conquering the set (6-2).
Gigante converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 5th game (3-1 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Italian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 42 points. The Italian was the winner of the set after clinching 12 points more than Tsitsipas (27-15). The Italian was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (16-3). Regarding the other side of the net, the Greek conceded 11 points on serve (12-11).
Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Gigante snatched in the 3rd game (2-1) before ultimately winning the set (6-4).
Gigante converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40). On the other side, the Greek was unable to convert any of his 8 break points. He had 8 break points opportunities in the 8th (3-4 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 10th game (4-5 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 75 points. Matteo was the winner of the set after clinching 5 more points than Tsitsipas (40-35). The Italian lost 15 points on serve (27-15). In addition, on the other side, Stefanos conceded 13 points on serve (20-13).
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