Tsitsipas was eliminated in the second round of the Cincinnati Open.
The Greek tennis player couldn’t find his rhythm in his match against the Canadian, world No. 4 and No. 2 seed, Félix Auger-Aliassime, losing 2-0 in sets (3-6, 5-7) and being eliminated from the tournament taking place in the U.S.
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The match began with Aliassime coming out stronger, as he first held his serve and then broke his opponent’s, taking a 3-0 lead. Stefanos won his first game to cut the deficit to 3-1, but all he managed afterward was to narrow the gap to 2-4 and then 3-5, before watching his opponent reach 6-3 to take a 1-0 lead in sets.
At the start of the second set, Tsitsipas watched the Canadian break him again, but he fought back and broke back to take a 2-1 lead, but Aliassime then won three consecutive games to take a 4-2 lead.
Stefanos held his serve to cut the deficit to 3-4 and then to 4-5, and subsequently broke serve to tie the score at 5-5. However, the Canadian responded immediately, breaking Stefanos’s serve to regain the lead, before taking the final game to reach 7-5 and celebrate his victory and advancement to the third round of the tournament.
Sets: 3-6, 5-7
*photo source: AP
