Stefanos Tsitsipas Advances to the Second Round at the Shanghai Masters
Tsitsipas won 6-3, 7-5 and moved into the second round as he continues his climb back up the ATP rankings.
- On Thursday, Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated qualifier Kimmer Coppejans 6-3, 7-5 in a first-round match at the Shanghai Masters, continuing his climb back up the ATP rankings.
- Jannik Sinner withdrew from the tournament earlier this week due to a right knee injury, reshaping the field as top seeds Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz received first-round byes.
- Australian qualifier Bernard Tomic reached his first ATP 1000 main draw in seven years after beating Kazakhstan's Timofey Skatov, marking his 19th victory in 26 matches.
- Later on Thursday, Tomic faced Matteo Arnaldi in a first-round match while attempting a daunting climb in the ATP rankings from his current position.
- Tomic, who has said 2026 will likely be his last year on tour, is currently ranked 185, a recovery from when his ranking dropped as low as 825 four years ago.
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Stefanos Tsitsipas advances to second round of Shanghai Masters
Tsitsipas, who reached a career-high No. 3 ranking in 2021, had to win two qualifying matches to get into the main draw at last week’s Japan Open, where he lost in the second round. At his previous tournament, the U.S. Open, he lost in the fourth round to eventual finalist Ben Shelton.
Stefanos Tsitsipas did not face any particular problems and thus prevailed over Kimer Kopejans with 2-0 sets (6-3, 7-5) in the “128” phase at the Shanghai Masters. Stefanos Tsitsipas made an ideal start at the Shanghai Masters, prevailing with 2-0 sets (6-3, 7-5) over the Belgian, Kimer Kopejans and passed without any particular problems to the next phase of the tournament. There he will face Luciano Darderi. But this is not the first time he wi…
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Stefanos Tsitsipas advances to the second round at the Shanghai Masters
SHANGHAI (AP) — Stefanos Tsitsipas beat qualifier Kimmer Coppejans 6-3, 7-5 on Thursday in a first-round match at the Shanghai Masters, continuing his slow climb back up the ATP rankings.
Against the 32-year-old unknown Belgian, No. 232 in the world, the Greek tennis player did not worry at any point in the game, even when in the 2nd set, he made almost twice as many errors as in the first.
Our 28-year-old champion defeated Belgian Kimer Kopejans 6-3, 7-5, making his right-handed debut at the Shanghai tournament.
Stefanos Tsitsipas started the tournament in Shanghai (ATP 1000) strongly, as he defeated 32-year-old Belgian, Kimer Kopejans relatively easily in the 1st round of the ATP Masters 1000 tournament with 6-3 and 7-5, in 76 minutes. The post Tsitsipas overcame the obstacle of Kopejans in Shanghai appeared first on www.ertsports.gr.
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