Stefanos Tsitsipas bests Marcos Giron 7-6(5) 4-6 6-3 in the quarter in Mallorca on Thursday. Tsitsipas is going to play against Benjamin Bonzi in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 33 minutes.
Stefanos added to his prize money € 19,445 after winning this match. He has won already € 46,240 so far in this tournament. If he wins the next match, the Greek will add € 32,410 to his earnings to get in total € 78,650.
Highlights Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Marcos Giron Mallorca Championships – Mallorca
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, the Greek scored 102 points vs. Marcos’s 98.
Tsitsipas
Tsitsipas blasted 13 aces and he committed 2 double faults. The Greek won this match even if he had some problems converting his break points since he converted only 38% (3/8) of the procured opportunities.
Giron
On the other side, the American was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 38% – 3/8). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Tsitsipas and Giron is 3-0 for Stefanos.
Draw and next match H2H: Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Benjamin Bonzi – stats
Tsitsipas will fight against Bonzi in the semifinal.
This will be the 2nd time that Stefanos Tsitsipas and Benjamin Bonzi face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Tsitsipas (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on grass.
The last time that they played, Tsitsipas won 7-61 1-6 6-3 in the 1st round in Halle back in June 2022.
Live score progression and stats
Stefanos won the set after he broke Marcos in the 5th (3-2) and in the 11th (6-5) game. Giron tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (4-4) and in the 12th (6-6) game. Anyhow, the Greek refused to give way to finally clinch the set at the following breaker at 5.
Stefanos failed to serve out the set when leading 6-5 to be broken at 30.
Tiebreak
The Greek won 3 minibreaks in the 5th (3-2), 8th (4-4) and 12th (7-5) point. On the other side, the American won 2 minibreaks in the 6th (3-3) and 7th (4-3) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 2-2, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 4-4, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5, 7-5
The Greek converted 33% of his break points (2/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 30-40 and 40-A), the 9th (4-4 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40 and 30-40). Stefanos saved 1 set point when he was trailing 4-5. On the other side, Giron was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 8th (3-4 30-40) and the 12th game (5-6 30-40).
They contested 84 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Tsitsipas won just 2 points more than Giron (43-41). Tsitsipas conceded 15 points on serve (25-15). On the other side, Giron conceded 18 points on serve (26-18).
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Giron snatched in the 9th game (5-4) prior to finally winning the set (6-4).
Giron was unerring in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 7th (3-3 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). On the other side, the American didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 59 points. Marcos was the winner of the set after clinching 5 more points than Tsitsipas (32-27). The American conceded 5 points on serve (20-5). In addition, on the other side, Stefanos conceded 12 points on serve (22-12).
Similarly to the 2nd set, the set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that the Greek snatched in the 8th game (5-3) before ultimately winning the set (6-3).
Stefanos converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 8th game (4-3 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Marcos was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 57 points. Tsitsipas won 7 more points than Giron (32-25). Tsitsipas lost 10 points on serve (25-10). on the other side of the court, the American conceded 7 points on serve (15-7).
Tennis Scores in Mallorca
- Antoine BellierBellier – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (5-7 7-65 6-2) – Stats and score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Marcos GironGiron (7-65 4-6 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Daniel AltmaierAltmaier (6-3 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (6-3 6-2) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Antoine BellierBellier (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (0-1) – H2H details and stats