Australian Open 2023: World No.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas secures straight units win in opposition to Quentin Halys in Round 1

Australian Open 2022: World No.4 Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Quentin Halys 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) in Round 1 of the Australian Open 2023 males’s singles.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 16, 2023 15:58 IST

Australian Open 2023: Tsitsipas secures straight units win in opposition to Halys in Round 1. Courtesy: AP

By Sabyasachi Chowdhury: Stefanos Tsitsipas, on Monday, January 16, defeated Quentin Halys in Round 1 of the Australian Open 2023 males’s singles on the Margaret Court Arena.

Tsitsipas, who’s the No.3 within the ongoing event, gained the match 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (8-6) to get off to an excellent begin within the hard-court event at Melbourne Park.

In the primary set, Tsitsipas earned one break of serve to have the final snigger. He smashed as many as 15 winners and had a primary serve win share of 100. In the second set, Tsitsipas once more impressed together with his first serves, gaining 89 p.c of factors from them.

Halys wasn’t helped by the truth that he made 10 unforced errors within the second set. But after having it fairly straightforward within the first two units, Tsitsipas needed to play out of his pores and skin to go previous the end line within the third.

Tsitsipas’ first serve win share dropped to 71 and he additionally ended up making 4 double faults. He pulled off 18 winners, however Halys wasn’t far behind with 15. Both gamers gained a complete of 41 factors.

In the tie-breaker, Halys took a 3-0 result in get on the motive force’s seat, however quickly after, Tsitsipas drew degree with him. At 6-6, Tsitsipas collected two factors in a row to tug the curtains down on the match.

He was additionally helped by the truth that he churned out 17 aces within the match. He couldn’t win numerous his second serve with a win share of fifty, however Halys was worse with 30 p.c.

Tsitsipas is now set to play his second spherical match in opposition to an undecided opponent on Wednesday, January 18.

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sabyasachi chowdhury

Published On:

Jan 16, 2023