Stefanos tsitsipas firm un start very serious in róterdam | ATP TOUR

Rod

Tsitsipás sign a very treasury initi in Róterdam

Medvedev and Hurkcaz also continued on Monday at the Dutch ATP 500

February 03, 2025

Stefanos Tsitsipas went out for all this Monday at the Abn Amro Open of Rotterdam.

And the sixth head of the ATP 500 tournament on a hard roof picked up its fruits in the form of a overwhelming victory against the player from the previous Harold Mayot by 6-1, 7-5 in one hour and 23 minutes.

“My mission was to play my best tennis and meet the expectations I set before entering track, and they were quite high,” warned the Greek who stayed the first duel in the ATP Head2head in front of the French. “I am more than happy to have fulfilled. I think my game in the first set was fantastic, I tied very fast if it fell short. ”

“Despite getting play at the same level and quality of play in the second set, I felt that he responded to those great shots that I threw. I also believe that he tried to hit the ball before, creating a new dynamic in the game. I think he raised the level on the second set, but he had to wait and take advantage of the opportunity. ”

Tsitsipas took a step forward with the player who gave in the first round of the Australian Open against Alex Michelsen last month. No. 12 of the PIF ATP Rankings showed a more competitive version in the Rotterdam Arena Arena, where it precisely made its debut at the ATP Tour in 2017, with 15 winning blows only in a first set that lasted 27 minutes.

The Greek resolved from his side the level test to which Mayot submitted in the second partial. And he did it thanks to great performance with the service, registering 94% of points won with first (16/17) according to the Infosys ATP statistics. In addition, Tsitsipas did not grant any Break option to his rival.

Now, the finalist in Róterdam in 2022 waits in second round to the Italian Matteo Berrettini or local favorite Tallon Griekspoor.

At the beginning of the day on Monday, Hubert Hurkacz won a merit victory in just an hour and 17 minutes against Flavio Cobolli 6-3, 6-2 to advance second round for the fifth consecutive year. The eighth favorite, which connected seven ACES and 85% of points won with the first serve, will have to be measured in the following tie to Jiri Leheckka or Alexei Popyrin.

For his part, Daniil Medvedev carried out a complicated premiere in Rotterdam in front of the champion in 2015 Stan Wawrinka. Serial head No. 2 had to overcome 6-7 (8), 6-4, 6-1 in two hours and 27 minutes to advance second round on Monday.

Medvedev awaits the local guest Mees Rottgeing, 17 years old or the Italian from the previous phase Mattia Bellucci.

Did you know what …?

Stefanos Tsitsipas signed the tenth victory of his career in the ABN Amro Open of Róterdam, where he keeps a 10-6 record. The Greek became a finalist in this ATP 500 in 2022 (p. With Auger-Aliassime), in addition to debuting at the ATP Tour in 2017.