Tsitsipas Beats Lehecka to Extend US Open Campaign
Tsitsipas, a former top-five player, won 34 winners and advanced to the round of 16 for his furthest Grand Slam run in more than two years.
- On Friday, former top-five player Stefanos Tsitsipas upset 18th-seeded Jiri Lehecka, reaching the US Open fourth round for the first time in his career.
- Tsitsipas tallied 34 winners against 22 for Lehecka, securing the 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 , 6-1 victory while firing four times as many aces as his Czech opponent.
- Following the match, Tsitsipas saluted New York's Greek-American population, saying, "You carried me through this match." The third-set tiebreaker proved decisive after he and Lehecka split the first two sets.
- Despite being a former two-time Grand Slam finalist who once challenged tennis greats Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, Tsitsipas has struggled recently, eclipsed by Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.
- Reflecting on his resurgence, Tsitsipas said, "I don't know if it is at the right time, but it is happening," adding, "In Greece, we have a saying, 'It's better late than never,' so I go by that.
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Greek reaches US Open fourth round for the first time
The Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas had a lead on Friday at the US Open in the person of Czech Jiri Lehecka (N.18), 2-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7/3), 6-1, and continued until the eighth of the final at least his beautiful New York race, a first.
Stefanos Tsitsipas took an important step in this year's US Open. The Greek tennis player qualified for the round of 16 of the tournament for the first time after defeating the 18th seed Jiri Lehecszka 2:6, 6:1, 7:6(3), 6:1, reports sportal.bg. Thus, Tsitsipas recorded a third consecutive victory in four sets, after in each of his previous matches he started with a lost first set. Among his successes is the impressive elimination of the 10th see…
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