On June 18, in the first round of the ATP Halle tournament, world number one after Roland Garros, Stefanos Tsitsipas faced Grigor Gribšo. Tsitsipas emerged victorious with a thrilling 6-7(8), 6-3, 6-2 win, securing his maiden match as the top-ranked player.
In the opener, both players held their serve to reach a tiebreak, where Tsitsipas initially led 5-1 but lost momentum, conceding three straight points to Gribšo, ultimately losing the tiebreak 8-10. The turning point came in the second set’s fifth game, when down 0-40 and facing triple break point, Tsitsipas executed an impressive save with a long-range retrieval, winning the game and gaining control. He went on to dominate, advancing to the next round with a 6-7(8)/6-3/6-2 victory. His next opponent will be Márton Fucsovics.
Other notable results from the first round included:
-Wildcard Kolyoshkina upset tournament’s fourth seed Andrey Rublev 6-4, 7-6(5)
-Two seed Alexander Zverev overcame qualifier Otte with a comeback, 6-7(5), 6-3, 6-4
-Sixth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated local wildcard Quentin Scalzi in a tight battle, 7-6(7), 7-6(2)
-Seventh seed Jannik Sinner triumphed over Pascal Puig, 7-6(1), 6-4, all advancing to the second round.
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