Stefanos Tsitsipas survives Jordan Thompson 6-3 7-64 in the 3rd round in Washington on Thursday after winning a huge battle. Tsitsipas will face off with Benoit Paire in the quarter.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Tsitsipas conquered in the 4th game (3-1) before winning the set (6-3).
2nd set.
Both players were too good on serve during this set and the fight went to the breaker. Finally, Tsitsipas won the tiebreak at 4.
At the end of the match, Stefanos scored 77 points vs. the Australian’s 61 points.
Stefanos served pretty well to win 85% of the points (34/40) behind his first serve, and he won 69% points (20/29) on his second serve. The Greek won this match even if he had a tough time in converting his break points as he converted only 14% (1/7). On the other side, Jordan wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/4). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this encounter, the head to head between Tsitsipas and Thompson is 1-0 for Stefanos.
Highlights Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Jordan Thompson Citi Open – Washington
Tsitsipas’s Interview
After the match, Stefanos commented “It’s very pleasing knowing that I can be mature and handle those situations very bravely, so I’m really happy with that. I showed character out there. I played heroic tennis, I would say, in those crucial moments. That was very nice to see.”
Next Match: Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Benoit Paire – H2H and stats
Tsitsipas will take on Paire in the quarter.
This will be the 2nd time that Stefanos Tsitsipas and Benoit Paire fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Paire (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Paire won 6-2 6-4 in the 1st round in Metz back in 2017.
