Tennis News: Can Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas go all the way and lift the trophy at the Barcelona Open in 2024?
The 2018 and 2021 Barcelona Open finalists got off to a perfect start at the ATP 500 level tournament in Barcelona after beating Argentinian tennis player Pedro Cachin 6-4, 6-2 in the second round.
“I was able to play a good game on the court,” said Tsitsipas, who is now 17-5 in the 2023 season.
“I’m trying to keep it combined. I continued to play very aggressively, more than usual, so the overall assessment of the game was quite positive. I’m delighted with how everything has evolved throughout. throughout the game.
“It was one of those games where I could say from the start, keep the rhythm, and whatever I was being shot at, I was able to respond positively and it went really well.”
The second seed faced no break point opportunities and converted all three of their break point opportunities in their 79-minute match against world No. 69 Cachin.
Consistency in his groundstrokes and a number of subtle touches in the net area were once again demonstrated by the Greek national, shortly after failing to defend his Monte Carlo Open title a year ago. a few days (lost to Taylor Fritz).
Tsitsipas is now 13-4 at the Barcelona Open, where he lost to Rafael Nadal in both finals he played in the tournament. Now, the 24-year-old tennis player will be Denis Shapovalov’s opponent in the third round after the Canadian tennis player frustrated Slovakian national Jozef Kovalik 6-4, 6-3.
Meanwhile, the match between the top 20 ranked tennis players in the third round of the Barcelona Open, namely Cameron Norrie and Lorenzo Musetti, has been decided after both players scored convincing victories.
Seventh-seeded Norrie didn’t have too many problems when he crushed Pavel Kotov 6-1, 6-2, so he’s 11-2 on clay this season. The Briton, seeking his second ATP 500 title on clay in 2024 after winning the Rio Open, converted four of the nine break point chances he created in a match that lasted 73 minutes.
The ninth-seeded Musetti advanced to the third round of the Barcelona Open for the second time in his career with a 6-3 6-1 victory over Australian international Jason Kubler.
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