Tsitsipas beats Dellien in a tense 2nd round match in Paris

Sixth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas reached the third round of the French Open by beating Bolivian Hugo Dellien in a tense four-set match.

After losing the first set, the rising Greek star fought back to win with a scoreline of 4-6 6-0 6-3 7-5  in 2 hours and 49 minutes on Court Simonne Mathieu.

The Match

The 20-year-old had an early break in the first set but the world no. 86 won the 6^th game to level at 3-3. Again he had a great 10^th game to break Tsitsipas’ serve and win the opening set 6-4.

The second set was a breeze for the Greek star as he broke Dellien thrice to win the set 6-0.

Next set was again an easy one for the world no.6 as he broke twice in the set to win it by 6-3.

The Bolivian was leading 4-2 in the fourth set but he let the advantage slip. He however again showed his mettle and saved 3 match points in the 10^th game to level at 5-5. The Greek won the next 2 games to win the set 7-5.

The next challenge for Tsitsipas will be either Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena or Serbia’s Filip Krajinovic.

The world no.6 is the 3^rd Greek player to reach the 3^rd round in Paris. Before him, Lazaros Stalios in 1936 and Nicky Kalogeropoulos in 1965 and 1967 made to the 3^rd round of the tournament.