THE Stefanos Tsitsipas (No.19) failed to overcome the obstacle of Arthur Fis (No14) and suffered a 2-1 set (6-2, 4-6, 2-6) in the 3rd round of Rome Masters, saying goodbye to the tournament prematurely.
The start of the race predicted a different development, as Stefanos Tsitsipas entered the court striking, winning the first set with 6-2 in just 29 minutes. With a fixed service and effective returns, he achieved two breaks and showed perfectly dominant.
However, the 20 -year -old Frenchman reacted to the second set. The two tennis players maintained their service until 4-4, but Fice found his first break point at the most critical point-which he took advantage of. With love service game then, he equalized 1-1 and took a psychological lead.
In the third set, Tsitsipas failed to come back. Fice continued confidently, twice breaking the Greek tennis player and closing the set 6-2. Thus, he prevailed for the second time this year over Tsitsipas, who remains without a victory over him.