Mallorca Open LIVE: Stefanos Tsitsipas came through a grass-court battle against American Marcos Giron at the Mallorca Championships on Thursday to reach his first tour-level semi-final on the surface. He won the match 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-3 in two hours and 35 minutes. Follow Mallorca Open LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Mallorca Open LIVE: Stefanos Tsitsipas defeats Marcos Giron in three sets to enter Mallorca Open semifinal – Follow Tsitsipas vs Giron LIVE updates
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🇬🇷 @steftsitsipas‘s brilliance earns his a place in the #MallorcaChampionships semi-finals (d. Giron 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-3).
Next Stop 🔜 Benjamin Bonzi. pic.twitter.com/mtIRGPsAYX
— Mallorca Championships (@MallorcaChamps) June 23, 2022
The Greek struggled to find his top level against Giron, but raised his game when needed to advance “It was a lot of work today. It was not easy,” Tsitsipas said in his on-court interview. “I had to deal with the heat, had to deal with my opponent playing great. It was a big physical effort. I had the fighting spirit.”
In a tight clash at the ATP 250 event, Tsitsipas showed his fighting spirit in a tense third set. The second seed saved both break points he faced to hold for 1-0, before he gained the decisive break in the eighth game to improve to 2-0 in his ATP Head2Head series against Giron.
Tsitsipas, who has earned a Tour-leading 38 wins this season, will next play Benjamin Bonzi after the Frenchman defeated Germany’s Daniel Altmaier 6-3, 6-4.
Earlier this month, the World No. 6 earned grass-court victories over Dominic Stricker in Stuttgart and Bonzi in Halle. He now holds a 4-2 record on the surface in 2022.
Mallorca Open LIVE: Stefanos Tsitsipas defeats Marcos Giron in three sets to enter Mallorca Open semifinal – Follow Tsitsipas vs Giron LIVE updates
