In a close match, Stefanos Tsitsipas won a 2-1 set against Christian Garin to qualify for the fourth round of the Miami Open where he will face Karen Khachanov.
Stefanos Tsitsipas reached the fourth round of the Miami Open, winning a close match against Christian Garin in a 2-1 set.
Steph (No. 3) was off the pace and qualifying was decided in detail. The 24-year-old Greek has found his way into qualifying despite not being in the best shape after his injury and meets Karen Khachanov (No.16) in the next round.
The match: Stefanos Tsitsipas and Christian Garin held without much trouble, with Steph making several mistakes that allowed the Chilean to stay in the set.
In the eighth game Stefanos Tsitsipas managed his first two breakballs, he used the second to lead 5: 3. He then held at love without dropping a point to finish the opener 6-3.
At the beginning of the second set, the Chilean tried to surprise Tsitsipas and achieved a triple break point, but the Greek tennis player found a way to react and hold his serve.
The two tennis players had no problems holding their serve in the further set, but in the tenth game Garin managed the break and even without losing a point to 1:1 with 6:4.
In set number three, Stefanos Tsitsipas was the one to create a double break point but Garin erased both to hold.
Then both tried to break, but Stefanos Tsitsipas succeeded in the ninth game. He then served, finishing the set and the match 6-4.
