Stefanos Tsitsipas scares himself in the first round of Roland-Garros

Mixed start for Stefanos Tsitsipas, seeded n°5. First, the Greek was the first to give up his serve in this first round against Jiri Vesely, but it was probably a blessing in disguise. Running quickly after the score (1-2), Tsitsipas needed to immediately launch his rise.

Faced with an opponent who has the particularity of leading 2-0 against Novak Djokovic, and who can be more dangerous than his ranking (455th) suggests, Tsitsipas immediately tightened the game. completed the first round.

The fourth set was a pattern of tension. After a break exchange, Tsitsipas found himself in great difficulty following a huge forehand foul which offered two break points to Vesely at 3-4. Tsitsipas saved them with style (two winning shots) and equalized at 4-4 in stride. Behind, he got three break points, but Vesely was intractable on serve.