After losing the first round by 6-7 (1/7), the Greek player, tenth favorite for the title, reacted immediately and won the next two by 6-4 and 6-2, to claim the victory and reach the passport to quarter finals.
Tsitsipas scored nine aces in the match and converted three of the 11 break points he had in favor, in addition to saving the three against.
This was the Greek’s second victory over the South American, without the shadow of a setback, at the first level of world tennis.
In his next presentation, already in the round of the eight best, the Greek will clash against the winner of the match between the French Arthur Fils and the German Alexander Zverev, third seed.
Also this Thursday, the Australian Jordan Thompson defeated the Frenchman Adrian Mannarino 7-6 (7/5) and 7-5 and also reached the quarterfinals of the tournament.
In that instance, the French player will face the winner of the match between his compatriot Ugo Humbert and the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz, second favorite for the title.
This tournament, of the ATP 1000 category, is held on the hard surface courts of the Accor Arena in Paris and distributes around five and a half million euros in prizes.
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