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Tsitsipas, relentless: he has won its last 37 service games

The Greek now goes for its 2nd classification to rooms in Indian Wells

March 09, 2025

The undefeated Stefanos Tsitsipas, built in his winning campaign in the ATP 500 of Dubai, continues to grow now in the California desert. Thanks to his victory this Sunday against the Italian Matteo Berrettini, with partials of 6-3, 6-3, the Greek has reached seven triumphs in a row, its greatest run on fast tracks since the period between November 2022 and January 2023.

At that time, the ex No. 3 of the world reached eleven games won consecutively, adding one in the Nitto ATP Finals, four in the United Cup and six on its way to the semifinals in the Australian Open. His current undefeated, which began after just having won three games in 2025 before Dubai, has been marked especially by a blow: his service.

In four of his most recent duels he has not suffered breaks. In other words, he has held his serve in the last 37 service games that he has played, including nine this Sunday against current No. 29 of the world. In fact, No. 9 of the ranks even faced breakup opportunities to leave the lexus ATP Headtohead between them.

And that unbeatability to the serve (did not reach 40/40 in its service shifts throughout the meeting) combined it with a 50% effectiveness by turning the break points into the return (3/6). The 26 -year -old Greek showed no cracks for which the Italian found outings, and ended up taking the duel in just 68 minutes, the shortest time spent to win a match in this undefeated seven games.

“I have to concentrate on my service, that is the priority,” he said, on track, Tsitsipas, who won 92 percent (22/24) of the points with the first service, according to Infosys ATP Stats. “I think about how I am going to keep the service, how I am going to press the opponent. There is an additional advantage in maintaining the service more easily, you have more time to concentrate on the return. ”

The Tsitsipas rival in Eighths of Indian Wells will be the Danish Holger Rune. A triumph would classify it for the second time to the rooms of this tournament, and for the first time since 2021, when it stayed in that round (p. With basilashvili).

Rune won his place in eighths winning 5-7, 6-4, 7-5 to French Ugo Humbert, preclassified No. 18. The world No. 13 of the world needed two hours and 35 minutes to leave his history with Humbert in 4-0.

On Tuesday he will be disputing some round of masters 1000 for fifth consecutive participation at this level. The 21-year-old right-hander leads 3-0 his Lexus ATP Headtohead with Tsitsipas, against which he has only lost one set.

In other results of the day, the Dutch Tallon Griekspoor, executioner of the German Alexander Zverev in the previous round, defeated 7-6 (3), 6-3 to the Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, head of series No. 29. His next rival will be & aacute the Japanese Yosuke Watanuki, who comes from giving surprise Tiafoe, Preclassified No. 16.

No. 349 of the world is now the player with the worst ranking in advancing to some eighth of Indian Wells from the German Tommy Haas when he was No. 882 in 2004.